Discrete Vasculature (DIVA) Model Simulating the Thermal Impact of Individual Blood Vessels for In Vivo Heat Transfer

To calculate the in vivo temperature distribution, the impact of blood ow on heat transfer has to be accounted for [1]. Basically, two approaches can be utilized when taking the blood ow into account in a thermal model: the continuum models and the discrete vessel models. e rst approach models the thermal impact of all blood vessels with a single, global parameter; the latter models the thermal impact of each vessel individually.