TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING BODY TEMPERATURE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for avoiding that brown adipose tissue is stimulated due to low body temperatures. By avoiding such stimulation of the brown adipose tissue, unintended uptake of a radioactive glucose tracer in the brown adipose tissue may be minimized which may be important in PET imaging to avoid generation of false positive images. An embodiment of the invention suggests an apparatus (100) configured with a thermoregulation device (101) for heating e.g. the chest area and a controller (103) for controlling the thermoregulation device on the basis of a temperature reference (Tr) and measurements of the body temperature, e.g. a local body temperature (Tbm).

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling body temperature of a patient, the apparatus comprises:
a thermoregulation device configured for heating at least a part of the body of the patient, wherein the heating is dependent upon a control input (u), a temperature sensor configured for measuring a body temperature (Tbm) of at least a part of the body, a control system configured for determining the control input (u) on the basis of a reference temperature (Tr) and the measured body temperature (Tbm), and an input enabling the patient to input patient information relating to how the heat from the thermoregulation device is experienced.