The aim of this study was to develop an experimental setup that is representative of a clinical HIPEC treatment. More specifically, for a thorough validation experiment, the observed thermal distribution should be comparable to the distribution occurring in the peritoneum during HIPEC. To achieve this, we developed a life-sized anatomically correct phantom representing the human peritoneum which can be used in a wide range of experimental conditions relevant for HIPEC. In the next sections we discuss the phantom design, experimental setup and measurement method.
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