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Possebon R, Jiang Y, Mulier S, Wang C, Chen F, Feng Y, Ni Y. A piecewise function of resistivity of liver: determining parameters with finite element analysis of radiofrequency ablation. Med Biol Eng Comput 2017; 56:385-394. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-017-1699-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Sebek J, Curto S, Eaton-Evans J, Bouchier-Hayes J, Ruvio G, Ganta C, Beard W, Buttar N, Song LWK, Prakash P. Feasibility Assessment of Microwave Ablation for Treating Esophageal Varices. J Med Device 2017. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4037187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Esophageal varices are a significant complication of portal hypertension. Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) is one of the clinical standards for treating these varices and preventing their hemorrhage. Limitations of EVL include the risk of stricture formation and postband ulcer bleeding due to the damage caused to the esophageal mucosa, as well as the need for multiple endoscopic treatment sessions to eradicate the varices. The goal of this study is to develop a device and evaluate the technical feasibility of microwave ablation to seal esophageal varices, while preventing thermal damage to the surface mucosal tissue. A microwave applicator with a directional radiation pattern was developed for endoscopic ablation of esophageal varices. Electromagnetic and bioheat transfer computational models were employed to optimize the design of the microwave applicator and evaluate energy delivery strategies for this application. Experiments in ex vivo and in vivo tissue were employed to verify simulation results. Simulations predicted enhanced heating performance of the antenna using an angled monopole radiating element. Further, simulations indicate that while the endoscopic cap attenuated electric fields in tissue, it also enhanced surface cooling of tissue, increasing the likelihood of preserving mucosal tissue. Experiments in ex vivo tissue indicated the feasibility of sealing veins with 77 W microwave power delivered for 30 s. In vivo experiments demonstrated the ability to seal veins, while preserving surface tissue. This study demonstrated the technical feasibility of microwave thermal ablation for treating esophageal varices using a 2.45 GHz water-cooled directional microwave applicator.
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- Jan Sebek
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506; Department of Circuit Theory, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technicka 2, Praha 6 166 27, Czech Republic e-mail:
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 e-mail:
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- School of Engineering and Informatics, NUIG, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland e-mail:
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- School of Engineering and Informatics, NUIG, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland e-mail:
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66506 e-mail:
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66506 e-mail:
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 e-mail:
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 e-mail:
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 e-mail:
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Shahzad A, Khan S, Jones M, Dwyer RM, O’Halloran M. Investigation of the effect of dehydration on tissue dielectric properties in
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measurements. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aa74c4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lopresto V, Pinto R, Farina L, Cavagnaro M. Microwave thermal ablation: Effects of tissue properties variations on predictive models for treatment planning. Med Eng Phys 2017. [PMID: 28647287 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Microwave thermal ablation (MTA) therapy for cancer treatments relies on the absorption of electromagnetic energy at microwave frequencies to induce a very high and localized temperature increase, which causes an irreversible thermal damage in the target zone. Treatment planning in MTA is based on experimental observations of ablation zones in ex vivo tissue, while predicting the treatment outcomes could be greatly improved by reliable numerical models. In this work, a fully dynamical simulation model is exploited to look at effects of temperature-dependent variations in the dielectric and thermal properties of the targeted tissue on the prediction of the temperature increase and the extension of the thermally coagulated zone. In particular, the influence of measurement uncertainty of tissue parameters on the numerical results is investigated. Numerical data were compared with data from MTA experiments performed on ex vivo bovine liver tissue at 2.45GHz, with a power of 60W applied for 10min. By including in the simulation model an uncertainty budget (CI=95%) of ±25% in the properties of the tissue due to inaccuracy of measurements, numerical results were achieved in the range of experimental data. Obtained results also showed that the specific heat especially influences the extension of the thermally coagulated zone, with an increase of 27% in length and 7% in diameter when a variation of -25% is considered with respect to the value of the reference simulation model.
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- Vanni Lopresto
- ENEA, Division of Health Protection Technologies, Casaccia Research Centre, Rome, Italy.
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- ENEA, Division of Health Protection Technologies, Casaccia Research Centre, Rome, Italy
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Jiang Y, Zhao J, Li W, Yang Y, Liu J, Qian Z. A coaxial slot antenna with frequency of 433 MHz for microwave ablation therapies: design, simulation, and experimental research. Med Biol Eng Comput 2017; 55:2027-2036. [DOI: 10.1007/s11517-017-1651-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu D, Brace CL. Numerical simulation of microwave ablation incorporating tissue contraction based on thermal dose. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:2070-2086. [PMID: 28151729 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5de4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tissue contraction plays an important role during high temperature tumor ablation, particularly during device characterization, treatment planning and imaging follow up. We measured such contraction in 18 ex vivo bovine liver samples during microwave ablation by tracking fiducial motion on CT imaging. Contraction was then described using a thermal dose dependent model and a negative thermal expansion coefficient based on the empirical data. FEM simulations with integrated electromagnetic wave propagation, heat transfer, and structural mechanics were evaluated using temperature-dependent dielectric properties and the negative thermal expansion models. Simulated temperature and displacement curves were then compared with the ex vivo experimental results on different continuous output powers. The optimized thermal dose model indicated over 50% volumetric contraction occurred at the temperature over 102.1 °C. The numerical simulation results on temperature and contraction-induced displacement showed a good agreement with experimental results. At microwave powers of 55 W, the mean errors on temperature between simulation and experimental results were 8.25%, 2.19% and 5.67% at 5 mm, 10 mm and 20 mm radially from the antenna, respectively. The simulated displacements had mean errors of 16.60%, 14.08% and 23.45% at the same radial locations. Compared to the experimental results, the simulations at the other microwave powers had larger errors with 10-40% mean errors at 40 W, and 10-30% mean errors at 25 W. The proposed model is able to predict temperature elevation and simulate tissue deformation during microwave ablation, and therefore may be incorporated into treatment planning and clinical translation from numerical simulations.
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- Dong Liu
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1111 Highland Ave, Madison WI 53705, United States of America
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Bui HT, Hwang SJ, Lee HH, Huang DY. Consideration of different heating lengths of needles with induction heating and resistance system: A novel design of needle module for thermal ablation. Bioelectromagnetics 2016; 38:220-226. [PMID: 28026048 DOI: 10.1002/bem.22027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Thermal ablation using alternating electromagnetic fields is a promising method to treat tissues including tumors. With this approach, an electromagnetic field is generated around an induction coil, which is supplied with high frequency current from a power source. Any electrically conducting object, which is placed in the electromagnetic field, is then heated due to eddy currents. Basic principles underlying this novel thermotherapy needle system are internal induction and resistance heating. This presents a new design of a standard gauge 18 percutaneous trans-hepatic cholangiography needle module combined with a compact power source. Three needle modules containing coils of different lengths were used to locally heat up different volumes of tissues in in vitro experiments on pig livers. Temperature on the inside surface of the needle was controlled and monitored through a K-type thermocouple. By using this needle module system, no two-section or ferromagnetic nanoparticle-coated needles were required; the system worked well with the SUS-304 stainless-steel needle. Successful results were demonstrated in the in vitro experiments on pig livers with different heating lengths of 10, 20, and 30 mm needles. With low power sources, needles could be heated up to a high temperature. The novel design of the needle module incorporated with a high frequency power source was thus shown to be a promising technology for tissue ablation. Bioelectromagnetics.38:220-226, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Huy-Tien Bui
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Engineering and Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Safety Health and Environment, Chung Hwa College of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Ryan TP, Brace CL. Interstitial microwave treatment for cancer: historical basis and current techniques in antenna design and performance. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 33:3-14. [DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1214884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Lopresto V, Pinto R, Farina L, Cavagnaro M. Treatment planning in microwave thermal ablation: clinical gaps and recent research advances. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 33:83-100. [PMID: 27431328 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1214883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Microwave thermal ablation (MTA) is a minimally invasive therapeutic technique aimed at destroying pathologic tissues through a very high temperature increase induced by the absorption of an electromagnetic field at microwave (MW) frequencies. Open problems, which are delaying MTA applications in clinical practice, are mainly linked to the extremely high temperatures, up to 120 °C, reached by the tissue close to the antenna applicator, as well as to the ability of foreseeing and controlling the shape and dimension of the thermally ablated area. Recent research was devoted to the characterisation of dielectric, thermal and physical properties of tissue looking at their changes with the increasing temperature, looking for possible developments of reliable, automatic and personalised treatment planning. In this paper, a review of the recently obtained results as well as new unpublished data will be presented and discussed.
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- V Lopresto
- a Division of Health Protection Technologies , Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) , Rome , Italy
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- a Division of Health Protection Technologies , Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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Fiber Optic Sensors for Temperature Monitoring during Thermal Treatments: An Overview. SENSORS 2016; 16:s16071144. [PMID: 27455273 PMCID: PMC4970186 DOI: 10.3390/s16071144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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During recent decades, minimally invasive thermal treatments (i.e., Radiofrequency ablation, Laser ablation, Microwave ablation, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation, and Cryo-ablation) have gained widespread recognition in the field of tumor removal. These techniques induce a localized temperature increase or decrease to remove the tumor while the surrounding healthy tissue remains intact. An accurate measurement of tissue temperature may be particularly beneficial to improve treatment outcomes, because it can be used as a clear end-point to achieve complete tumor ablation and minimize recurrence. Among the several thermometric techniques used in this field, fiber optic sensors (FOSs) have several attractive features: high flexibility and small size of both sensor and cabling, allowing insertion of FOSs within deep-seated tissue; metrological characteristics, such as accuracy (better than 1 °C), sensitivity (e.g., 10 pm·°C−1 for Fiber Bragg Gratings), and frequency response (hundreds of kHz), are adequate for this application; immunity to electromagnetic interference allows the use of FOSs during Magnetic Resonance- or Computed Tomography-guided thermal procedures. In this review the current status of the most used FOSs for temperature monitoring during thermal procedure (e.g., fiber Bragg Grating sensors; fluoroptic sensors) is presented, with emphasis placed on their working principles and metrological characteristics. The essential physics of the common ablation techniques are included to explain the advantages of using FOSs during these procedures.
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Amabile C, Farina L, Lopresto V, Pinto R, Cassarino S, Tosoratti N, Goldberg SN, Cavagnaro M. Tissue shrinkage in microwave ablation of liver: an ex vivo predictive model. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 33:101-109. [DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1208292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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- Division of Health Protection Technologies, Casaccia Research Centre, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rome, Italy
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- Division of Health Protection Technologies, Casaccia Research Centre, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, and Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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Sebek J, Curto S, Bortel R, Prakash P. Analysis of minimally invasive directional antennas for microwave tissue ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2016; 33:51-60. [DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1195519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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- Jan Sebek
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
- Department of Circuit Theory, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Circuit Theory, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Sebek J, Albin N, Bortel R, Natarajan B, Prakash P. Sensitivity of microwave ablation models to tissue biophysical properties: A first step toward probabilistic modeling and treatment planning. Med Phys 2016; 43:2649. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4947482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Deshazer G, Merck D, Hagmann M, Dupuy DE, Prakash P. Physical modeling of microwave ablation zone clinical margin variance. Med Phys 2016; 43:1764. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4942980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Bedoya M, del Rio AM, Chiang J, Brace CL. Microwave ablation energy delivery: influence of power pulsing on ablation results in an ex vivo and in vivo liver model. Med Phys 2015; 41:123301. [PMID: 25471983 DOI: 10.1118/1.4901312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of continuous and pulsed energy deliveries on microwave ablation growth and shape in unperfused and perfused liver models. METHODS A total of 15 kJ at 2.45 GHz was applied to ex vivo bovine liver using one of five delivery methods (n = 50 total, 10 per group): 25 W continuous for 10 min (25 W average), 50 W continuous for 5 min (50 W average), 100 W continuous for 2.5 min (100 W average), 100 W pulsed for 10 min (25 W average), and 100 W pulsed for 5 min (50 W average). A total of 30 kJ was applied to in vivo porcine livers (n = 35, 7 per group) using delivery methods similar to the ex vivo study, but with twice the total ablation time to offset heat loss to blood perfusion. Temperatures were monitored 5-20 mm from the ablation antenna, with values over 60 °C indicating acute cellular necrosis. Comparisons of ablation size and shape were made between experimental groups based on total energy delivery, average power applied, and peak power using ANOVA with post-hoc pairwise tests. RESULTS No significant differences were noted in ablation sizes or circularities between pulsed and continuous groups in ex vivo tissue. Temperature data demonstrated more rapid heating in pulsed ablations, suggesting that pulsing may overcome blood perfusion and coagulate tissues more rapidly in vivo. Differences in ablation size and shape were noted in vivo despite equivalent energy delivery among all groups. Overall, the largest ablation volume in vivo was produced with 100 W continuous for 5 min (265.7 ± 208.1 cm(3)). At 25 W average, pulsed-power ablation volumes were larger than continuous-power ablations (67.4 ± 34.5 cm(3) versus 23.6 ± 26.5 cm(3), P = 0.43). Similarly, pulsed ablations produced significantly greater length (P ≤ 0.01), with increase in diameter (P = 0.09) and a slight decrease in circularity (P = 0.97). When comparing 50 W average power groups, moderate differences in size were noted (P ≥ 0.06) and pulsed ablations were again slightly more circular. CONCLUSIONS Pulsed energy delivery created larger ablation zones at low average power compared to continuous energy delivery in the presence of blood perfusion. Shorter duty cycles appear to provide greater benefit when pulsing.
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- Mariajose Bedoya
- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705 and Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705 and Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705 and Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705; and Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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Liu D, Brace CL. CT imaging during microwave ablation: analysis of spatial and temporal tissue contraction. Med Phys 2015; 41:113303. [PMID: 25370671 DOI: 10.1118/1.4897381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To analyze the spatial distribution and temporal development of liver tissue contraction during high-temperature ablation by using intraprocedural computed tomography (CT) imaging. METHODS A total of 46 aluminum fiducial markers were positioned in a 60 × 45 mm grid, in a single plane, around a microwave ablation antenna in each of six ex vivo bovine liver samples. Ablations were performed for 10 min at 100 W. CT data of the liver sample were acquired every 30 s during ablation. Fiducial motion between acquisitions was tracked in postprocessing and used to calculate measures of tissue contraction and contraction rates. The spatial distribution and temporal evolution of contraction were analyzed. RESULTS Fiducial displacement indicated that the zone measured postablation was 8.2 ± 1.8 mm (∼20%) smaller in the radial direction and 7.1 ± 1.0 mm (∼10%) shorter in the longitudinal direction than the preablation tissue dimension. Therefore, the total ablation volume was reduced from its preablation value by approximately 45%. Very little longitudinal contraction was noted in the distal portion of the ablation zone. Central tissues contracted more than 60%, which was near an estimated limit of ∼70% based on initial water content. More peripheral tissues contracted only 15% in any direction. Contraction rates peaked during the first 60 s of heating with a roughly exponential decay over time. CONCLUSIONS Ablation zones measured posttreatment are significantly smaller than the pretreatment tissue dimensions. Tissue contraction is spatially dependent, with the greatest effect occurring in the central ablation zone. Contraction rate peaks early and decays over time.
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- Dong Liu
- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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Aubé C, Bouvier A, Lebigot J, Vervueren L, Cartier V, Oberti F. Radiological treatment of HCC: Interventional radiology at the heart of management. Diagn Interv Imaging 2015; 96:625-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hall SK, Ooi EH, Payne SJ. Cell death, perfusion and electrical parameters are critical in models of hepatic radiofrequency ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2015; 31:538-50. [PMID: 26000972 PMCID: PMC4776731 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2015.1032370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: A sensitivity analysis has been performed on a mathematical model of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the liver. The purpose of this is to identify the most important parameters in the model, defined as those that produce the largest changes in the prediction. This is important in understanding the role of uncertainty and when comparing the model predictions to experimental data. Materials and methods: The Morris method was chosen to perform the sensitivity analysis because it is ideal for models with many parameters or that take a significant length of time to obtain solutions. A comprehensive literature review was performed to obtain ranges over which the model parameters are expected to vary, crucial input information. Results: The most important parameters in predicting the ablation zone size in our model of RFA are those representing the blood perfusion, electrical conductivity and the cell death model. The size of the 50 °C isotherm is sensitive to the electrical properties of tissue while the heat source is active, and to the thermal parameters during cooling. Conclusions: The parameter ranges chosen for the sensitivity analysis are believed to represent all that is currently known about their values in combination. The Morris method is able to compute global parameter sensitivities taking into account the interaction of all parameters, something that has not been done before. Research is needed to better understand the uncertainties in the cell death, electrical conductivity and perfusion models, but the other parameters are only of second order, providing a significant simplification.
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- Sheldon K Hall
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford , UK and
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Biffi Gentili G, Ignesti C. Dual applicator thermal ablation at 2.45 GHz: a numerical comparison and experiments on synchronous versus asynchronous and switched-mode feeding. Int J Hyperthermia 2015; 31:528-37. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2015.1032369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Guido Biffi Gentili
- Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Cavagnaro M, Pinto R, Lopresto V. Numerical models to evaluate the temperature increase induced byex vivomicrowave thermal ablation. Phys Med Biol 2015; 60:3287-311. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/8/3287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Pillai K, Akhter J, Chua TC, Shehata M, Alzahrani N, Al-Alem I, Morris DL. Heat sink effect on tumor ablation characteristics as observed in monopolar radiofrequency, bipolar radiofrequency, and microwave, using ex vivo calf liver model. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e580. [PMID: 25738477 PMCID: PMC4553952 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Thermal ablation of liver tumors near large blood vessels is affected by the cooling effect of blood flow, leading to incomplete ablation. Hence, we conducted a comparative investigation of heat sink effect in monopolar (MP) and bipolar (BP) radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and microwave (MW) ablation devices.With a perfused calf liver, the ablative performances (volume, mass, density, dimensions), with and without heat sink, were measured. Heat sink was present when the ablative tip of the probes were 8.0 mm close to a major hepatic vein and absent when >30 mm away. Temperatures (T1 and T2) on either side of the hepatic vein near the tip of the probes, heating probe temperature (T3), outlet perfusate temperature (T4), and ablation time were monitored.With or without heat sink, BP radiofrequency ablated a larger volume and mass, compared with MP RFA or MW ablation, with latter device producing the highest density of tissue ablated. MW ablation produced an ellipsoidal shape while radiofrequency devices produced spheres.Percentage heat sink effect in Bipolar radiofrequency : Mono-polar radiofrequency : Microwave was (Volume) 33:41:22; (mass) 23:56:34; (density) 9.0:26:18; and (relative elipscity) 5.8:12.9:1.3, indicating that BP and MW devices were less affected.Percentage heat sink effect on time (minutes) to reach maximum temperature (W) = 13.28:9.2:29.8; time at maximum temperature (X) is 87:66:16.66; temperature difference (Y) between the thermal probes (T3) and the temperature (T1 + T2)/2 on either side of the hepatic vessel was 100:87:20; and temperature difference between the (T1 + T2)/2 and temperature of outlet circulating solution (T4), Z was 20.33:30.23:37.5.MW and BP radiofrequencies were less affected by heat sink while MP RFA was the most affected. With a single ablation, BP radiofrequency ablated a larger volume and mass regardless of heat sink.
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- Krishna Pillai
- From the Department of Surgery, University of New South Wales, St. George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
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Cavagnaro M, Amabile C, Cassarino S, Tosoratti N, Pinto R, Lopresto V. Influence of the target tissue size on the shape ofex vivomicrowave ablation zones. Int J Hyperthermia 2015; 31:48-57. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2014.997312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Farina L, Weiss N, Nissenbaum Y, Cavagnaro M, Lopresto V, Pinto R, Tosoratti N, Amabile C, Cassarino S, Goldberg SN. Characterisation of tissue shrinkage during microwave thermal ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2014; 30:419-28. [PMID: 25323026 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2014.957250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to characterise changes in tissue volume during image-guided microwave ablation in order to arrive at a more precise determination of the true ablation zone. MATERIALS AND METHODS The effect of power (20-80 W) and time (1-10 min) on microwave-induced tissue contraction was experimentally evaluated in various-sized cubes of ex vivo liver (10-40 mm ± 2 mm) and muscle (20 and 40 mm ± 2 mm) embedded in agar phantoms (N = 119). Post-ablation linear and volumetric dimensions of the tissue cubes were measured and compared with pre-ablation dimensions. Subsequently, the process of tissue contraction was investigated dynamically during the ablation procedure through real-time X-ray CT scanning. RESULTS Overall, substantial shrinkage of 52-74% of initial tissue volume was noted. The shrinkage was non-uniform over time and space, with observed asymmetry favouring the radial (23-43 % range) over the longitudinal (21-29%) direction. Algorithmic relationships for the shrinkage as a function of time were demonstrated. Furthermore, the smallest cubes showed more substantial and faster contraction (28-40% after 1 min), with more considerable volumetric shrinkage (>10%) in muscle than in liver tissue. Additionally, CT imaging demonstrated initial expansion of the tissue volume, lasting in some cases up to 3 min during the microwave ablation procedure, prior to the contraction phenomenon. CONCLUSIONS In addition to an asymmetric substantial shrinkage of the ablated tissue volume, an initial expansion phenomenon occurs during MW ablation. Thus, complex modifications of the tissue close to a radiating antenna will likely need to be taken into account for future methods of real-time ablation monitoring.
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- Laura Farina
- Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome , Italy
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Chiang J, Birla S, Bedoya M, Jones D, Subbiah J, Brace CL. Modeling and validation of microwave ablations with internal vaporization. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2014; 62:657-63. [PMID: 25330481 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2014.2363173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Numerical simulation is increasingly being utilized for computer-aided design of treatment devices, analysis of ablation growth, and clinical treatment planning. Simulation models to date have incorporated electromagnetic wave propagation and heat conduction, but not other relevant physics such as water vaporization and mass transfer. Such physical changes are particularly noteworthy during the intense heat generation associated with microwave heating. In this paper, a numerical model was created that integrates microwave heating with water vapor generation and transport by using porous media assumptions in the tissue domain. The heating physics of the water vapor model was validated through temperature measurements taken at locations 5, 10, and 20 mm away from the heating zone of the microwave antenna in homogenized ex vivo bovine liver setup. Cross-sectional area of water vapor transport was validated through intraprocedural computed tomography (CT) during microwave ablations in homogenized ex vivo bovine liver. Iso-density contours from CT images were compared to vapor concentration contours from the numerical model at intermittent time points using the Jaccard index. In general, there was an improving correlation in ablation size dimensions as the ablation procedure proceeded, with a Jaccard index of 0.27, 0.49, 0.61, 0.67, and 0.69 at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 min, respectively. This study demonstrates the feasibility and validity of incorporating water vapor concentration into thermal ablation simulations and validating such models experimentally.
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Development of a Novel Switched-Mode 2.45 GHz Microwave Multiapplicator Ablation System. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1155/2014/973736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The development of a novel switched-mode 2.45 GHz microwave (MW) multiapplicator system intended for laparoscopic and open surgical thermoablative treatments is presented. The system differs from the other synchronous and asynchronous commercially available equipments because it employs a fast sequential switching (FSS) technique for feeding an array of up to four high efficiency MW applicators. FSS technology, if properly engineered, allows improving system compactness, modularity, overall efficiency, and operational flexibility. Full-wave electromagnetic (EM) and thermal (TH) simulations have been made to confirm the expected performances of the FSS technology. Here we provide an overview of technical details and early ex-vivo experiments carried out with a full functional β-prototype of the system.
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Lopresto V, Pinto R, Cavagnaro M. Experimental characterisation of the thermal lesion induced by microwave ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2014; 30:110-8. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.879744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Zhai F, Nan Q, Ding J, Xu D, Zhang H, Liu Y, Bai F. Comparative experiments on phantom and ex vivo liver tissue in microwave ablation. Electromagn Biol Med 2014; 34:29-36. [PMID: 24460418 DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2013.868813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study is to investigate the thermal field distribution of phantom and ex vivo liver tissue in microwave ablation. We intent to verify if the phantom can be used in future studies in lieu of actual tissue. METHODS This experiment was divided into two groups of phantom and ex vivo porcine liver tissue. 2450 MHz is set. The tests last up to 240 s in 60 W. The velocity of the circulating water pumps were adjusted to 40 rounds/min. Twenty-five copper-constantan thermocouples (TCs) were inserted at the specified position to record temperature data. RESULT For the cooling water, the temperature field was non-symmetric distribution at the gap before (z > z < 0 mm) of two groups of experiments. At the part without cooling water (z > 0 mm), effective ablation areas were larger; near the microwave antenna, the temperature curves showed good consistency for both materials. Far away from the microwave antenna, the value difference increased between phantom and liver tissue. Moreover, the effect of cooling water in phantom is more obvious than it in liver tissue. The shapes of ablation areas from two groups are not same. CONCLUSION The result of the present work implied that heating patterns of liver tissue and phantom are comparable. But the difference of temperature field between two kinds of materials cannot be ignored. In cases of using phantom to verify temperature field in lieu of actual tissue, the researchers should pay full attention to these difference points.
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- Fei Zhai
- College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology , Beijing , China
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Appelbaum L, Ben-David E, Faroja M, Nissenbaum Y, Sosna J, Goldberg SN. Irreversible electroporation ablation: creation of large-volume ablation zones in in vivo porcine liver with four-electrode arrays. Radiology 2013; 270:416-24. [PMID: 24126371 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13130349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively determine optimal parameters with which to achieve defined large target zones of coagulation by using irreversible electroporation (IRE) with four-electrode arrays and the time needed to achieve this treatment effect in an in vivo animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was approved by the animal care and use committee. Ultrasonography (US)-guided IRE ablation (n = 90) was performed in vivo in 69 pig livers with an array of four electrodes (18 gauge) and an electroporation generator. Cardiac-gated 100-µsec IRE pulses were applied sequentially between the six sets of electrode pairs at 2250-3000 V. Multiple algorithms of energy deposition and electrode configuration were studied, including interelectrode spacing (1.5-2.5 cm), number of IRE pulses applied consecutively to each electrode pair (10, 20, 50, and 100), and number of times per cycle each electrode pair was activated (one to 10). Resultant zones of treatment were measured with US 1.5-3 hours after IRE and confirmed at gross and histopathologic examination. Data and ablation times were compared to determine the optimal algorithms with which to achieve 4-7-cm areas of treatment effect in the shortest time possible. In addition, the IRE current applied was correlated with ablation size. Data were analyzed by using analysis of variance with multiple comparisons, t tests, or nonparametric statistics. RESULTS For 2.5-cm spacing, ablation diameter was increased by increasing either the overall time of energy application or the number of cycles of 20 pulses (P < .01 for both). IRE application of less than four cycles (or continuous IRE application of 100 pulses) did not result in contiguous ablation. However, sequentially increasing the number of cycles of IRE from four to 10 increased both the electrical current applied (from 14.4 A ± 0.4 to 17.6 A ± 0.7, P = .0004) and ablation diameter (from 5.6 cm ± 0.3 to 6.6 cm ± 0.3, P = .001). Although division of application into cycles did not alter coagulation at 2.0- and 1.5-cm spacing, application of energy to diagonal electrode pairs increased coagulation. Thus, one 100-pulse cycle (11.0 minutes ± 1.4) produced 4.8 cm ± 0.3 of ablation for 2.0-cm spacing with diagonal pairs but only 4.1 cm ± 0.3 of ablation without diagonal pairs (7.5 minutes ± 1.0, P < .03 for both). CONCLUSION With four-electrode arrays, IRE can create large contiguous zones of treatment effect in clinically acceptable ablation times; parameters can be tailored to achieve a wide range of ablation sizes. Cyclical deposition of IRE application is beneficial, particularly for larger interprobe spacing, most likely owing to alterations of electrical conductivity that occur after successive applications of IRE energy.
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- Liat Appelbaum
- From the Departments of Radiology (L.A., E.B., Y.N., J.S., S.N.G.) and Surgery (M.F.), Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 91120; and Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (S.N.G.)
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Karampatzakis A, Kühn S, Tsanidis G, Neufeld E, Samaras T, Kuster N. Heating characteristics of antenna arrays used in microwave ablation: A theoretical parametric study. Comput Biol Med 2013; 43:1321-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2013] [Revised: 06/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chiang J, Hynes KA, Bedoya M, Brace CL. A dual-slot microwave antenna for more spherical ablation zones: ex vivo and in vivo validation. Radiology 2013; 268:382-9. [PMID: 23579048 PMCID: PMC3721053 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13122128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To compare the performance of a microwave antenna design with two annular slots to that of a monopole antenna design in creating a more spherical ablation zone. MATERIALS AND METHODS Animal care and use committee approval was obtained before in vivo experiments were performed. Microwave ablation zones were created by using dual-slot and monopole control antennas for 2, 5, and 10 minutes at 50 and 100 W in ex vivo bovine livers. Dual-slot and monopole antennas were then used to create ablation zones at 100 W for 5 minutes in in vivo porcine livers, which also underwent intraprocedural imaging. Ablation diameter, length, and aspect ratio (diameter ÷ length) were measured at gross pathologic examination and compared at each combination of power and time by using the paired Student t test. A P value less than .05 was considered to indicate a significant difference. Aspect ratios closer to 1 reflected a more spherical ablation zone. RESULTS The dual-slot antenna created ablation zones with a higher aspect ratio at 50 W for 2 minutes (0.75 vs 0.53, P = .003) and 5 minutes (0.82 vs 0.63, P = .053) than did the monopole antenna in ex vivo liver tissue, although the difference was only significant at 2 minutes. At 100 W, the dual-slot antenna had a significantly higher aspect ratio at 2 minutes (0.52 vs 0.42, P = .002). In vivo studies showed significantly higher aspect ratios at 100 W for 5 minutes (0.63 vs 0.53, respectively, P = .029). Intraprocedural imaging confirmed this characterization, showing higher rates of ablation zone growth and heating primarily at the early stages of the ablation procedure when the dual-slot antenna was used. CONCLUSION The dual-slot microwave antenna created a more spherical ablation zone than did the monopole antenna both in vivo and ex vivo liver tissue. Greater control over power delivery can potentially extend the advantages of the dual-slot antenna design to higher power and longer treatment times.
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- Jason Chiang
- Departments of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1111 Highland Ave, WIMR 1303-O, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Chiang J, Hynes K, Brace CL. Flow-dependent vascular heat transfer during microwave thermal ablation. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2013; 2012:5582-5. [PMID: 23367194 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2012.6347259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Microwave tumor ablation is an attractive option for thermal ablation because of its inherent benefits over radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of solid tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Microwave energy heats tissue to higher temperatures and at a faster rate than RFA, creating larger, more homogenous ablation zones. In this study, we investigate microwave heating near large vasculature using coupled fluid-flow and thermal analysis. Low-flow conditions are predicted to be more likely to cause cytotoxic heating and, therefore, vessel thrombosis and endothelial damage of downstream tissues. Such conditions may be more prevalent in patient with severe cirrhosis or compromised blood flow. High-flow conditions create the more familiar heat-sink effect that can protect perivascular tissues from the intended thermal damage. These results may help guide placement and use of microwave ablation technologies in future studies.
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- Jason Chiang
- Department of Radiology and BiomedicalEngineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53705 USA.
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Trujillo M, Berjano E. Review of the mathematical functions used to model the temperature dependence of electrical and thermal conductivities of biological tissue in radiofrequency ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 29:590-7. [PMID: 23841882 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.807438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Although theoretical modelling is widely used to study different aspects of radiofrequency ablation (RFA), its utility is directly related to its realism. An important factor in this realism is the use of mathematical functions to model the temperature dependence of thermal (k) and electrical (σ) conductivities of tissue. Our aim was to review the piecewise mathematical functions most commonly used for modelling the temperature dependence of k and σ in RFA computational modelling. MATERIALS AND METHODS We built a hepatic RFA theoretical model of a cooled electrode and compared lesion dimensions and impedance evolution with combinations of mathematical functions proposed in previous studies. We employed the thermal damage contour D63 to compute the lesion dimension contour, which corresponds to Ω = 1, Ω being local thermal damage assessed by the Arrhenius damage model. RESULTS The results were very similar in all cases in terms of impedance evolution and lesion size after 6 min of ablation. Although the relative differences between cases in terms of time to first roll-off (abrupt increase in impedance) were as much as 12%, the maximum relative differences in terms of the short lesion (transverse) diameter were below 3.5%. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that the different methods of modelling temperature dependence of k and σ reported in the literature do not significantly affect the computed lesion diameter.
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- Macarena Trujillo
- Instituto Universitario de Matemática Pura y Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
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Zhang H, Nan Q, Liu Y. Thermal distribution of microwave antenna for atrial fibrillation catheter ablation. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 29:582-9. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.803606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Microwave tissue heating is being increasingly utilised in several medical applications, including focal tumour ablation, cardiac ablation, haemostasis and resection assistance. Computational modelling of microwave ablations is a precise and repeatable technique that can assist with microwave system design, treatment planning and procedural analysis. Advances in coupling temperature and water content to electrical and thermal properties, along with tissue contraction, have led to increasingly accurate computational models. Developments in experimental validation have led to broader acceptability and applicability of these newer models. This review will discuss the basic theory, current trends and future direction of computational modelling of microwave ablations.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI
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Andreano A, Brace CL. A comparison of direct heating during radiofrequency and microwave ablation in ex vivo liver. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2012; 36:505-11. [PMID: 22572764 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-012-0405-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was designed to determine the magnitude and spatial distribution of temperature elevations when using 480 kHz RF and 2.45 GHz microwave energy in ex vivo liver models. METHODS A total of 60 heating cycles (20 s at 90 W) were performed in normal, RF-ablated, and microwave-ablated liver tissues (n = 10 RF and n = 10 microwave in each tissue type). Heating cycles were performed using a 480-kHz generator and 3-cm cooled-tip electrode (RF) or a 2.45-GHz generator and 14-gauge monopole (microwave) and were designed to isolate direct heating from each energy type. Tissue temperatures were measured by using fiberoptic thermosensors 5, 10, and 15 mm radially from the ablation applicator at the depth of maximal heating. Power delivered, sensor location, heating rates, and maximal temperatures were compared using mixed effects regression models. RESULTS No significant differences were noted in mean power delivered or thermosensor locations between RF and microwave heating groups (P > 0.05). Microwaves produced significantly more rapid heating than RF at 5, 10, and 15 mm in normal tissue (3.0 vs. 0.73, 0.85 vs. 0.21, and 0.17 vs. 0.09 °C/s; P < 0.05); and at 5 and 10 mm in ablated tissues (2.3 ± 1.4 vs. 0.7 ± 0.3, 0.5 ± 0.3 vs. 0.2 ± 0 °C/s, P < 0.05). The radial depth of heating was ~5 mm greater for microwaves than RF. CONCLUSIONS Direct heating obtained with 2.45-GHz microwave energy using a single needle-like applicator is faster and covers a larger volume of tissue than 480-kHz RF energy.
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- Anita Andreano
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, WIMR 1141, 1111 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Lopresto V, Pinto R, Lovisolo GA, Cavagnaro M. Changes in the dielectric properties ofex vivobovine liver during microwave thermal ablation at 2.45 GHz. Phys Med Biol 2012; 57:2309-27. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/8/2309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wang P, Brace CL. Tissue dielectric measurement using an interstitial dipole antenna. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2011; 59:115-21. [PMID: 21914566 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2011.2167622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to develop a technique to measure the dielectric properties of biological tissues with an interstitial dipole antenna based upon previous efforts for open-ended coaxial probes. The primary motivation for this technique is to facilitate treatment monitoring during microwave tumor ablation by utilizing the heating antenna without additional intervention or interruption of the treatment. The complex permittivity of a tissue volume surrounding the antenna was calculated from reflection coefficients measured after high-temperature microwave heating by using a rational function model of the antenna's input admittance. Three referencing liquids were needed for measurement calibration. The dielectric measurement technique was validated ex vivo in normal and ablated bovine livers. Relative permittivity and effective conductivity were lower in the ablation zone when compared to normal tissue, consistent with previous results. The dipole technique demonstrated a mean 10% difference of permittivity values when compared to open-ended coaxial cable measurements in the frequency range of 0.5-20 GHz. Variability in measured permittivities could be smoothed by fitting to a Cole-Cole dispersion model. Further development of this technique may facilitate real-time monitoring of microwave ablation treatments through the treatment applicator.
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- Department ofMedical Physics,University ofWisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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