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John D, Gottwald W, Berthe D, Wirtensohn S, Hickler J, Heck L, Herzen J. X-ray dark-field computed tomography for monitoring of tissue freezing. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5599. [PMID: 38454107 PMCID: PMC10920745 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56201-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Accurately monitoring the extent of freezing in biological tissue is an important requirement for cryoablation, a minimally invasive cancer treatment that induces cell death by freezing tissue with a cryoprobe. During the procedure, monitoring is required to avoid unnecessary harm to the surrounding healthy tissue and to ensure the tumor is properly encapsulated. One commonly used monitoring method is attenuation-based computed tomography (CT), which visualizes the ice ball by utilizing its hypoattenuating properties compared to unfrozen tissue. However, the contrast between frozen and unfrozen tissue remains low. In a proof-of-principle experiment, we show that the contrast between frozen and unfrozen parts of a porcine phantom mimicking breast tissue can be greatly enhanced by acquiring X-ray dark-field images that capture the increasing small-angle scattering caused by the ice crystals formed during the procedure. Our results show that, compared to X-ray attenuation, the frozen region is detected significantly better in dark-field radiographs and CT scans of the phantom. These findings demonstrate that X-ray dark-field imaging could be a potential candidate for improved monitoring of cryoablation procedures.
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- Dominik John
- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany.
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany.
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany.
- Institute of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany.
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- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Institute of Materials Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Research Group Biomedical Imaging Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Chair of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physics, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
- Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Tanwar S, Famhawite L, Verma PR. Numerical Simulation of bio-heat transfer for cryoablation of regularly shaped tumours in liver tissue using multiprobes. J Therm Biol 2023; 113:103531. [PMID: 37055136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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The present study focuses upon pre-operative planning strategy for cryosurgical treatment of multiple regularly shaped tumours inside a three dimensional liver tissue. Numerical simulations provide an optimal framework to predict the number of cryo-probes, their placement, operation time and thermal necrosis to the tumour and surrounding healthy tissues. An efficient cryosurgery process requires keeping the tumour cell under lethal temperature which is between -40 °C to -50 °C. The freezing process of undesired tumour tissues involves phase transition from liquid phase to solid phase, the accurate capturing of transition front and size or location of ice balls generated in the process are the important factors of cryosurgery. In this study, fixed domain heat capacity method has been utilized to take into account the latent heat of phase change in bio-heat transfer equation. The ice balls generated with different number of probes haven been analysed. Numerical simulations have been carried out using standard Finite Element Method with COMSOL 5.5 and results obtained are validated with previous studies.
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Auloge P, Cazzato RL, Koch G, Caudrelier J, De Marini P, Garnon J, Gangi A. Destruction tumorale percutanée. Presse Med 2019; 48:1146-1155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2019.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Bosio B, Bove D, Guidetti L, Avalle L, Arato E. Numerical Simulation of the Heat Transfer in the Cryoprobe of an Innovative Apparatus for Cryosurgery. J Biomech Eng 2019; 141:2703964. [PMID: 30458504 DOI: 10.1115/1.4041526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cryosurgery is a rapidly developing discipline, alternative to conventional surgical techniques, used to destroy cancer cells by the action of low temperatures. Currently, the refrigeration is obtained via the adiabatic expansion of gases in probes used for surgeries, with the need of inherently dangerous pressurized vessels. The proposed innovative prototypal apparatus aims to reach the cryosurgical temperatures exploiting a closed-loop refrigeration system, avoiding the hazardous presence of pressurized vessels in the operating room. This study preliminarily examines the technical feasibility of the cryoablation with this machine focusing the attention on the cryoprobe design. Cryoprobe geometry and materials are assessed and the related heat transfer taking place during the cryoablation process is simulated with the aid of the computational fluid dynamics software ANSYS®Fluent. Parametric analyses are carried out varying the length of the collecting tubes and the inlet velocity of the cold carrier fluid in the cryoprobe. The values obtained for physical quantities such as the temperature reached in the treated tissue, the width of the obtained cold front, and the maximum pressure required for the cold carrier fluid are calculated and discussed in order to prove the effectiveness of the experimental apparatus and develop the machine further.
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- Barbara Bosio
- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Via Opera Pia 15, Genova 16145, Italy e-mail:
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- Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, Bolzano 39100, Italy e-mail:
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Via Opera Pia 15, Genova 16145, Italy e-mail:
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- Crioelass Association, Via Murcarolo 6/9, Genova 16167, Italy e-mail:
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Via Opera Pia 15, Genova 16145, Italy e-mail:
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Pulmonary Cryoablation Zones: More Aggressive Ablation Is Warranted In Vivo. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2019; 212:195-200. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.18.19527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Belozerov AG, Berezovsky YM, Zherdev AA, Korolev IA, Pushkarev AV, Agafonkina IV, Tsiganov DI. A Study of the Thermophysical Properties of Human Prostate Tumor Tissues in the Temperature Range from–160 to +40°C. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350918020057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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McCarthy CJ, Gervais DA. Decision Making: Thermal Ablation Options for Small Renal Masses. Semin Intervent Radiol 2017; 34:167-175. [PMID: 28579684 DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Renal cell carcinoma is a relatively common tumor, with an estimated 63,000 new cases being diagnosed in the United States in 2016. Surgery, be it with partial or total nephrectomy, is considered the mainstay of treatment for many patients. However, those patients with small renal masses, typically less than 3 to 4 cm in size who are deemed unsuitable for surgery, may be suitable for percutaneous thermal ablation. We review the various treatment modalities, including radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, and cryoablation; discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each method; and review the latest data concerning the performance of the various ablative modalities compared with each other, and compared with surgery.
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- Colin J McCarthy
- Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zherdev AA, Shakurov AV, Pushkarev AV, Burkov IA, Antonov EA, Vasilev AO, Belozerov AG. Measurement of Characteristics of Cryoprobes under Different Operation Modes. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10527-017-9652-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cazzato RL, Garnon J, Ramamurthy N, Koch G, Tsoumakidou G, Caudrelier J, Arrigoni F, Zugaro L, Barile A, Masciocchi C, Gangi A. Percutaneous image-guided cryoablation: current applications and results in the oncologic field. Med Oncol 2016; 33:140. [PMID: 27837451 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-016-0848-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Percutaneous imaging-guided cryoablation (PICA) is a recently developed technique, which applies extreme hypothermia to destroy tumours under close imaging surveillance. It is minimally invasive, safe, repeatable, and does not interrupt or compromise other oncologic therapies. It presents several advantages over more established heat-based thermal ablation techniques (e.g. radiofrequency ablation; RFA) including intrinsic analgesic properties, superior monitoring capability on multi-modal imaging, ability to treat larger tumours, and preservation of tissue collagenous architecture. There has been a recent large increase in reports evaluating the utility of PICA in a wide range of patients and tumours, but systematic analysis of the literature is challenging due to the rapid pace of change and predominance of extensively heterogeneous level III studies. The precise onco-therapeutic role of PICA has not been established. This narrative review outlines the available evidence for PICA in a range of tumours. Current indications include curative therapy of small T1a renal tumours; curative/palliative therapy of small primary/secondary lung tumours where RFA is unsuitable; palliation of painful bone metastases; and urologic treatment of organ-confined prostate cancer. There is growing evidence to support its use for small hepatic tumours, and encouraging results have been obtained for breast tumours, extra-abdominal desmoid tumours, and management of higher-stage tumours and oligometastatic disease. However, the overall evidence base is weak, effectively restricting PICA to cases where standard therapy and RFA are unsuitable. As the technique and evidence continue to mature, the benefits of this emerging technique will hopefully become more widely available to cancer patients in the future.
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- Roberto Luigi Cazzato
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg), 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France.
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg), 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Radiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg), 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg), 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg), 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg), 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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Mala T, Aurdal L, Frich L, Samset E, Hol PK, Edwin B, Søreide O, Gladhaug I. Liver Tumor Cryoablation: A Commentary on the Need of Improved Procedural Monitoring. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2016; 3:85-91. [PMID: 14750897 DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cryoablation is a method used for in situ destruction of liver tumors not eligible for surgical resection. Local recurrences following such treatment have been reported at rates of 5–44%. Insufficient procedural monitoring of the ablation is one plausible explanation for these recurrences. The cryoablative procedure is usually monitored by ultrasonography, but acoustic shadowing and loss of signals, compromise visualisation of the cryolesion circumference. Other monitoring modalities such as computer tomography and invasive methods like the use of thermocouples and impedance measurements have also been studied, but are not in common clinical use as single monitoring modalities. Thermodynamic conditions assumed adequate for tumor eradication are likely to occur only in parts of the cryolesion. This tumoricidal part of the cryolesion is not adequately depicted using any of these modalities. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a clear delineation of the cryolesion circumference. Noninvasive temperature measurements assisted by MRI indicate which parts of the cryolesion that may be subject to complete necrosis. In this article MRI monitored cryoablation of liver tumors is discussed. Improved peroperative monitoring as offered by MRI may reduce the rates of local recurrences after treatment, but further technological improvements are required.
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- Tom Mala
- Interventional Centre, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
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Nomori H, Yamazaki I, Kondo T, Kanno M. The cryoablation of lung tissue using liquid nitrogen in gel and in the ex vivo pig lung. Surg Today 2016; 47:259-264. [PMID: 27262677 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-016-1363-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSES To examine the efficiency of cryoablation using liquid nitrogen in lung tissue, we measured the size and temperature distribution of the frozen area (iceball) in gel and in the ex vivo pig lungs. METHODS Cryoprobes with diameters of 2.4 and 3.4 mm (2.4D and 3.4D, respectively) were used. Three temperature sensors were positioned at the surface of the cryoprobe and at distances of 0.5 and 1.5 cm from the cryoprobe. The ex vivo pig lungs were perfused with 37 °C saline and inflated using ventilator to simulate in vivo lung conditions. RESULTS In gel, the 2.4D and 3.4D probes made iceballs of 3.9 ± 0.1 and 4.8 ± 0.3 cm in diameter, respectively, and the temperature at 1.5 cm from those probes reached -32 ± 8 and -53 ± 5 °C, respectively. In the pig lung, the 2.4D and 3.4D probes made iceballs of 5.2 ± 0.1 and 5.5 ± 0.4 cm in diameter, respectively, and the temperature at 1.5 cm from these probes reached -49 ± 5 and -58 ± 3 °C, respectively. CONCLUSION Liquid nitrogen cryoablation using both 2.4D and 3.4D probes made iceballs that were of sufficient size, and effective temperatures were reached in both gel and the ex vivo pig lung.
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- Hiroaki Nomori
- Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, 929 Higashi-cho, Kamogawa, Chiba, 296-8602, Japan.
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical Engineering, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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- Clinical Engineering, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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SINGH SONALIKA, KUMAR SUSHIL. NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF TRIPLE LAYER SKIN TISSUE FREEZING USING NON-FOURIER HEAT CONDUCTION. J MECH MED BIOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519416500172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The classical Fourier’s law assumes that the propagation speed of thermal disturbance is infinite, which is contradictory to physical reality. The living tissues are highly non-homogeneous and need a relaxation time to accumulate enough energy to transfer to the nearest element. This study proposes hyperbolic bio-heat model to study the freezing process in triple layer skin tissue with non-ideal property of skin tissue, metabolism and blood perfusion. The enthalpy formulation and finite difference method are used to solve the hyperbolic bio-heat model for triple layer skin tissue freezing. The effects of relaxation time for heat flux on temperature profile, liquidus and solidus interfaces are studied during the freezing of skin tissue. It is observed that the different values of relaxation time for heat flux have significant effect on temperature distribution, liquidus and solidus interfaces within the skin tissue.
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- SONALIKA SINGH
- Department of Applied Mathematics & Humanities, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Applied Mathematics & Humanities, S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India
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Although a surgical procedure is performed by visual inspection with histopathological assessment of the excised tumor and margins, percutaneous and noninvasive thermal ablation is performed strictly with the aid of imaging. Applicator guidance into the target zone, treatment monitoring and verification, and clinical follow-up rely on effective imaging. Detailed discussion of imaging is beyond the scope of this article, but the influence of imaging on the choice of thermal ablation or procedural approach will be discussed as needed. More information on imaging for interventional therapies can be found in other articles in this issue of IEEE Pulse.
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He ZZ, Liu J. An efficient thermal evolution model for cryoablation with arbitrary multi-cryoprobe configuration. Cryobiology 2015; 71:318-28. [PMID: 26256654 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cryoablation has been demonstrated powerful in treating of a variety of diseases, especially for the tumor ablation, which destroys the target tissue through the controlled freezing of cryoprobe. The prediction of temperature evolution during cryoablation is of great importance for developing and improving clinical procedure. This paper presented an efficient thermal model to characterize the freezing effect of cryoprobe with arbitrary layout including its size, orientation and number. The key step of the presented model is to establish a boundary heat source method to implicitly characterize the heat transfer from cryoprobe with fixed temperature or convective heat transfer boundary condition, which is furthermore incorporated to a fast parallel alternating direction explicit (PADE) finite difference method for computation acceleration. A novel dynamical and conformal computational region is designed through the shortest distance definition to balance the thermal effect of tissue and computational efficiency. The detailed test cases including a real head tissue demonstrated that the current model can accurately predict the temperature field evolution induced by arbitrary multi-cryoprobe configuration, and achieve significant computational ability due to allowable large time step (100-fold compared with the explicit finite difference method), compact computational region (at least reducing 40% number of voxels) and high parallel efficiency (speedup ratio about 8 for 12 threads) for complex tissue structure.
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- Zhi-Zhu He
- Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Cryo-Biomedical Engineering, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Cryo-Biomedical Engineering, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Vikingstad EM, de Ridder GG, Glisson RR, Cardona DM, DiPalma D, Eward WC, Brigman BE, Nelson RC, Kim CY. Comparison of Acute Histologic and Biomechanical Effects of Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoablation on Periarticular Structures in a Swine Model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2015; 26:1221-1228.e1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Niu L, Zhou L, Xu K. Cryosurgery of breast cancer. Gland Surg 2014; 1:111-8. [PMID: 25083433 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2227-684x.2012.08.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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With recent improvements in breast imaging, the ability to identify small breast tumors is markedly improved, prompting significant interest in the use of cryoablation without surgical excision to treat early-stage breast cancer. The cryoablation is often performed using ultrasound-guided tabletop argon-gas-based cryoablation system with a double freeze/thaw cycle. Recent studies have demonstrated that, as a primary therapy for small breast cancer, cryoablation is safe and effective with durable results, and can successfully destroy all cancers <1.0 cm and tumors between 1.0 and 1.5 cm without a significant ductal carcinoma-in-situ (DCIS) component. Presence of noncalcified DCIS is the cause of most cryoablation failures. At this time, cryoablation should be limited to patients with invasive ductal carcinoma <1.5 cm and with <25% DCIS in the core biopsy. For unresectable advanced breast cancer, cryoablation is a palliation modality and may be used as complementary for subsequent resection or other therapies.
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- Lizhi Niu
- 1 Department of Oncology, Affiliated Fuda Hospital, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 91-93 Judezhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510305, China ; 2 Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital, Jinan University School of Medicine, No. 2 Tangdexi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510305, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, Affiliated Fuda Hospital, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 91-93 Judezhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510305, China ; 2 Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital, Jinan University School of Medicine, No. 2 Tangdexi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510305, China
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- 1 Department of Oncology, Affiliated Fuda Hospital, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Science, No. 91-93 Judezhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510305, China ; 2 Guangzhou Fuda Cancer Hospital, Jinan University School of Medicine, No. 2 Tangdexi Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510305, China
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Pusceddu C, Sotgia B, Amucano G, Fele RM, Pilleri S, Meloni GB, Melis L. Breast cryoablation in patients with bone metastatic breast cancer. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2014; 25:1225-32. [PMID: 24948574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess retrospectively the safety and feasibility of palliative breast cryoablation to treat primary breast tumors in patients with stage IV breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 17 female patients (mean age ± SD, 59 y ± 13; range, 37-81 y) with 22 bone metastatic ductal invasive breast lesions (2.5 cm × 1.6 cm ± 1.4 × 1.1; range, 1.0 cm × 0.5 cm to 6.7 cm × 5.5 cm), 19 computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous cryoablation sessions were performed for treatment of primary breast tumors. All patients had radiologic evidence (contrast-enhanced CT or magnetic resonance imaging) of persistence or progression of the primary breast cancer despite systemic therapy. The radiologic outcome was evaluated with a mean follow-up period of 13 months (range, 3-31 mo). Treatment of skeletal metastases was unnecessary during the follow-up period. RESULTS All of the cryoablation sessions were completed and well tolerated. Complete regression of the disease was achieved in 15 (88%) patients 2 months after the cryoablation. Two (12%) patients underwent a second cryoablation treatment because of a minimal persistence of viable tumor (residual disease). No relapse of primary tumors was observed on breast imaging during the follow-up period. One patient (6%) developed a new lesion localized to the contralateral breast. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that palliative cryoablation of primary advanced breast cancer is a well-tolerated, feasible, and effective treatment option. Given the palliative effects of breast cryoablation demonstrated in this series, larger studies replicating these results are warranted.
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- Claudio Pusceddu
- Division of Interventional Radiology, Ocological Hospital "A. Businco," Regional Referral Center for Oncologic Diseases, Cagliari 09100, Italy.
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- Department of Oncological Radiology, Ocological Hospital "A. Businco," Regional Referral Center for Oncologic Diseases, Cagliari 09100, Italy
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- Department of Oncological Radiology, Ocological Hospital "A. Businco," Regional Referral Center for Oncologic Diseases, Cagliari 09100, Italy
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- Department of Oncological Radiology, Ocological Hospital "A. Businco," Regional Referral Center for Oncologic Diseases, Cagliari 09100, Italy
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- Complex Operative Unit of Radiology, Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Complex Operative Unit of Radiology, Institute of Radiological Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Oncological Radiology, Ocological Hospital "A. Businco," Regional Referral Center for Oncologic Diseases, Cagliari 09100, Italy
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Sabel MS. Nonsurgical ablation of breast cancer: future options for small breast tumors. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2014; 23:593-608. [PMID: 24882353 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The surgical management of breast cancer has evolved significantly, facilitated by advancements in technology and imaging and improvements in adjuvant therapy. The changes in surgical management have been characterized by equal or improved outcomes with significantly less morbidity. The next step in this evolution is the minimally invasive or noninvasive ablation of breast cancers as an alternative to lumpectomy. In this article, the various modalities for nonsurgical breast cancer ablation and the clinical experience are reviewed, and some of the next steps necessary for their clinical implementation are outlined.
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- Michael S Sabel
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 3304 Cancer Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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He ZZ, Xue X, Xiao J, Liu J. Anatomical model-based finite element analysis of the combined cryosurgical and hyperthermic ablation for knee bone tumor. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2013; 112:356-366. [PMID: 24070544 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This paper is aimed at investigating the capacity of using combined cryosurgical and hyperthermic modality for treating knee bone tumor with complex shape. An anatomical model for human knee was constructed and a three-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis was developed to determine temperature distribution of the tissues subject to single freezing (SF), single heating (SH) and alternate freezing-heating (AFH), respectively. The heat fluxes of the probes wall and the ablation volume are particularly tracked to comparatively evaluate the ablation ability of different probe configurations with varied diameter, number and active working length. As example, an effective conformal treatment strategy via one time's insertion while cyclic freezing-heating using multiple probes is designed for a predefined knee bone tumor ablation. Both SF and SH could create large enough ablation volume, while it is hard for them to perform a conformal treatment on irregular and slender knee tumor. As an alternative, AFH could form a flexible and controlled shape and volume of the ablation by changing the size and number of the probes and adjusting their insertion depth. In addition, a thermal protection method is considered to reduce cryoinjury of the health tissue.
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- Zhi Zhu He
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Cryo-Biomedical Engineering & Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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A study on the effect of metabolic heat generation on biological tissue freezing. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:398386. [PMID: 24298215 PMCID: PMC3835712 DOI: 10.1155/2013/398386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The effect of metabolic heat generation on the freezing of biological tissue has been studied. Quasi-steady approximation is used to solve the Pennes bioheat equation in tissues. Temperature profile and motion of freezing interfaces are obtained for different values of metabolic heat generation. It is observed that metabolism has a significant effect on freezing of biological tissues during cryosurgery.
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Ramajayam KK, Kumar A. A novel approach to improve the efficacy of tumour ablation during cryosurgery. Cryobiology 2013; 67:201-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Etheridge ML, Choi J, Ramadhyani S, Bischof JC. Methods for characterizing convective cryoprobe heat transfer in ultrasound gel phantoms. J Biomech Eng 2013; 135:021002. [PMID: 23445047 DOI: 10.1115/1.4023237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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While cryosurgery has proven capable in treating of a variety of conditions, it has met with some resistance among physicians, in part due to shortcomings in the ability to predict treatment outcomes. Here we attempt to address several key issues related to predictive modeling by demonstrating methods for accurately characterizing heat transfer from cryoprobes, report temperature dependent thermal properties for ultrasound gel (a convenient tissue phantom) down to cryogenic temperatures, and demonstrate the ability of convective exchange heat transfer boundary conditions to accurately describe freezing in the case of single and multiple interacting cryoprobe(s). Temperature dependent changes in the specific heat and thermal conductivity for ultrasound gel are reported down to -150 °C for the first time here and these data were used to accurately describe freezing in ultrasound gel in subsequent modeling. Freezing around a single and two interacting cryoprobe(s) was characterized in the ultrasound gel phantom by mapping the temperature in and around the "iceball" with carefully placed thermocouple arrays. These experimental data were fit with finite-element modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics, which was used to investigate the sensitivity and effectiveness of convective boundary conditions in describing heat transfer from the cryoprobes. Heat transfer at the probe tip was described in terms of a convective coefficient and the cryogen temperature. While model accuracy depended strongly on spatial (i.e., along the exchange surface) variation in the convective coefficient, it was much less sensitive to spatial and transient variations in the cryogen temperature parameter. The optimized fit, convective exchange conditions for the single-probe case also provided close agreement with the experimental data for the case of two interacting cryoprobes, suggesting that this basic characterization and modeling approach can be extended to accurately describe more complicated, multiprobe freezing geometries. Accurately characterizing cryoprobe behavior in phantoms requires detailed knowledge of the freezing medium's properties throughout the range of expected temperatures and an appropriate description of the heat transfer across the probe's exchange surfaces. Here we demonstrate that convective exchange boundary conditions provide an accurate and versatile description of heat transfer from cryoprobes, offering potential advantages over the traditional constant surface heat flux and constant surface temperature descriptions. In addition, although this study was conducted on Joule-Thomson type cryoprobes, the general methodologies should extend to any probe that is based on convective exchange with a cryogenic fluid.
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- Michael L Etheridge
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Investigating the cryoablative efficacy of a hybrid cryoprobe operating under freeze–thaw cycles. Cryobiology 2013; 66:239-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhao X, Chua K. Studying the thermal effects of a clinically-extracted vascular tissue during cryo-freezing. J Therm Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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CLINICAL ISSUE Primary and secondary liver tumors often limit patient outcome and only a minority of patients are eligible for potential curative surgery. Minimally invasive treatments, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA) and cryoablation are alternative treatment options in a curative and palliative setting. One major limitation of RFA and MWA is the limited size of tumor ablation. Furthermore during the procedure the ablation size can only be roughly estimated using RFA and MWA. STANDARD TREATMENT RFA is the standard modality of minimally invasive tumor therapy. In comparison cryoablation is rarely used despite its advantages. TREATMENT INNOVATIONS Argon-helium-based cryoablation systems of the newest generation combine the advantage of small diameter applicators comparable with those of RFA and MWA systems with intrinsic advantages. ACHIEVEMENTS Cryoablation is a minimally invasive treatment option with advantages, such as virtually unlimited ablation size, real-time visualization using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound and intrinsic analgesic effects. On the other hand it is not very time-efficient in comparison to MWA. Especially in liver metastases RFA is the preferred treatment option. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS Cryoablation is a fascinating treatment option in minimally invasive tumor treatment. It demonstrates good results in hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria and T1a renal cell carcinoma. Furthermore it is a well-established treatment modality for palliative pain management in bone tumors.
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- P Isfort
- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Deutschland
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Minimally invasive ablative therapy techniques are being used in research protocols to treat benign and malignant tumors of the breast in select patient populations. These techniques offer the advantages of an outpatient setting, decreased pain, and improved cosmesis. These therapies, including radiofrequency ablation, cryotherapy, interstitial laser therapy, high-intensity focused ultrasonography, and focused microwave thermotherapy, are reviewed in this article.
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- Ranjna Sharma
- Breast Care Center, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Shapiro 5, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Sabel MS. Cryoablation as a Replacement for Surgical Resection in Early Stage Breast Cancer. CURRENT BREAST CANCER REPORTS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12609-011-0044-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ahmed M, Brace CL, Lee FT, Goldberg SN. Principles of and advances in percutaneous ablation. Radiology 2011; 258:351-69. [PMID: 21273519 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10081634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 533] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Image-guided tumor ablation with both thermal and nonthermal sources has received substantial attention for the treatment of many focal malignancies. Increasing interest has been accompanied by continual advances in energy delivery, application technique, and therapeutic combinations with the intent to improve the efficacy and/or specificity of ablative therapies. This review outlines clinical percutaneous tumor ablation technology, detailing the science, devices, techniques, technical obstacles, current trends, and future goals in percutaneous tumor ablation. Methods such as chemical ablation, cryoablation, high-temperature ablation (radiofrequency, microwave, laser, and ultrasound), and irreversible electroporation will be discussed. Advances in technique will also be covered, including combination therapies, tissue property modulation, and the role of computer modeling for treatment optimization.
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- Laboratory for Minimally Invasive Tumor Therapy, Section of Interventional Radiology, and Section of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 1 Deaconess Rd, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Cone Beam Computed Tomography: An Assessment of Renal Image Quality and Applicability for Percutaneous Renal Cryotherapy in a Swine Model. Urology 2011; 77:497-501. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Revised: 05/22/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hinshaw JL, Littrup PJ, Durick N, Leung W, Lee FT, Sampson L, Brace CL. Optimizing the protocol for pulmonary cryoablation: a comparison of a dual- and triple-freeze protocol. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2010; 33:1180-5. [PMID: 20437048 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-9868-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare a double freeze-thaw protocol to a triple freeze-thaw protocol for pulmonary cryoablation utilizing an in vivo porcine lung model. A total of 18 cryoablations were performed in normal porcine lung utilizing percutaneous technique with 9 each in a double- (10-5-10) and triple-freeze (3-3-7-7-5) protocol. Serial noncontrast CT images were obtained during the ablation. CT imaging findings and pathology were reviewed. No imaging changes were identified during the initial freeze cycle with either protocol. However, during the first thaw cycle, a region of ground glass opacity developed around the probe with both protocols. Because the initial freeze was shorter with the triple freeze-thaw protocol, the imaging findings were apparent sooner with this protocol (6 vs. 13 min). Also, despite a shorter total freeze time (15 vs. 20 min), the ablation zone identified with the triple freeze-thaw protocol was not significantly different from the double freeze-thaw protocol (mean diameter: 1.67 ± 0.41 cm vs. 1.66 ± 0.21 cm, P = 0.77; area: 2.1 ± 0.48 cm(2) vs. 1.99 ± 0.62 cm(2), P = 0.7; and circularity: 0.95 ± 0.04 vs. 0.96 ± 0.03, P = 0.62, respectively). This study suggests that there may be several advantages of a triple freeze-thaw protocol for pulmonary cryoablation, including earlier identification of the imaging findings associated with the ablation, the promise of a shorter procedure time or larger zones of ablation, and theoretically, more effective cytotoxicity related to the additional freeze-thaw cycle.
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- J Louis Hinshaw
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Mail Code 3252, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA.
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Littrup PJ, Jallad B, Chandiwala-Mody P, D'Agostini M, Adam BA, Bouwman D. Cryotherapy for breast cancer: a feasibility study without excision. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2010; 20:1329-41. [PMID: 19800542 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Revised: 05/27/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the feasibility of percutaneous multiprobe breast cryoablation (BC) for diverse presentations of cancers that remained in situ after BC. MATERIALS AND METHODS After breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and thorough consultation, patients underwent BC after giving informed consent. This study was approved by the institutional review board. In 12 BC sessions, 22 breast cancer foci (stages I-IV) were treated in 11 patients who refused surgery by using multiple 2.4-mm cryoprobes. Five patients had recurrent disease and six had new diagnoses. With use of only local anesthesia, six patients were treated with ultrasonographic (US) guidance and five were treated with both computed tomographic (CT) and US guidance. Saline injections and warming bags were used to protect the skin. Procedure success was defined as 1 cm visible ice beyond all tumor margins. MR imaging and/or clinical follow-up were available for up to 72 months after BC. RESULTS US produced sufficient ice visualization for small tumors, whereas CT helped confirm overall ice extent. The mean pretreatment breast tumor diameter was 1.7 cm +/- 1.2 (range, 0.5-5.8 cm), and an average of 3.1 cryoprobes produced 100% procedural success with mean ice diameters of 5.1 cm +/- 2.2 (range, 2.0-10.0 cm). No significant complications, retraction, or scarring were noted. Biopsies at the margins of the cryoablation site immediately after BC and at follow-up were all negative. No local recurrences have been noted at an average imaging follow-up of 18 months. CONCLUSIONS In conjunction with thorough pre- and postablation MR imaging, CT/US-guided multiprobe BC safely achieved 1 cm visible ice beyond tumor margins with minimal discomfort, good cosmesis, and no short-term local tumor recurrences.
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- Peter J Littrup
- Department of Radiology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, 721 Harper Prof. Bldg Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Choi J, Bischof JC. Review of biomaterial thermal property measurements in the cryogenic regime and their use for prediction of equilibrium and non-equilibrium freezing applications in cryobiology. Cryobiology 2009; 60:52-70. [PMID: 19948163 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Revised: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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It is well accepted in cryobiology that the temperature history and cooling rates experienced in biomaterials during freezing procedures correlate strongly with biological outcome. Therefore, heat transfer measurement and prediction in the cryogenic regime is central to the field. Although direct measurement of temperature history (i.e. heat transfer) can be performed, accuracy is usually achieved only for local measurements within a given system and cannot be readily generalized to another system without the aid of predictive models. The accuracy of these models rely upon thermal properties which are known to be highly dependent on temperature, and in the case of significant cryoprotectant loading, also on crystallized fraction. In this work, we review the available thermal properties of biomaterials in the cryogenic regime. The review shows a lack of properties for many biomaterials in the subzero temperature domain, and especially for systems with cryoprotective agents. Unfortunately, use of values from the limited data available (usually only down to -40 degrees C) lead to an underestimation of thermal property change (i.e. conductivity rise and specific heat drop due to ice crystallization) with lower temperatures. Conversely, use of surrogate values based solely on ice thermal properties lead to an overestimation of thermal property change for most biomaterials. Additionally, recent work extending the range of available thermal properties to -150 degrees C has shown that the thermal conductivity will drop in both PBS and tissue (liver) due to amorphous/glassy phases (versus crystalline) of biomaterials with the addition of cryoprotective additives such as glycerol. Thus, we investigated the implications of using approximated or constant property values versus measured temperature-dependent values for predicting temperature history during freezing in PBS (phosphate-buffered saline) and porcine liver with and without cryoprotectants (glycerol). Using measured property values (thermal conductivity, specific heat, and latent heat of phase change) of porcine liver, a standard was created which showed that values based on surrogate ice properties under-predicted cooling times, while constant properties (i.e. based on limited data reported near the freezing point) over-predicted cooling times. Additionally, a new iterative numerical method that accommodates non-equilibrium cooling effects as a function of time and position (i.e. crystallization versus amorphous phase) was used to predict temperature history during freezing in glycerol loaded systems. Results indicate that in addition to the increase in cooling times due to the lowering of thermal diffusivity with more glycerol, non-equilibrium effects such as the prevention of maximal crystallization (i.e. amorphous phases) will further increase required cooling times. It was also found that the amplified effect of non-equilibrium cooling and crystallization with system size prevents the thermal history to be described with non-dimensional lengths, such as was possible under equilibrium cooling. These results affirm the need to use accurate thermal properties that incorporate temperature dependence and crystallized fraction. Further studies are needed to extract thermal properties of other important biomaterials in the subzero temperature domain and to develop accurate numerical methods which take into account non-equilibrium cooling events encountered in cryobiology when partial or total vitrification occurs.
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- Jeunghwan Choi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Littrup PJ, Jallad B, Vorugu V, Littrup G, Currier B, George M, Herring D. Lethal isotherms of cryoablation in a phantom study: effects of heat load, probe size, and number. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2009; 20:1343-51. [PMID: 19695903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Revised: 05/27/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the effects on the proportions of lethal ice (ie, colder than -30 degrees C) in phantoms with different heat loads created by varying the size and number of cryoprobes spaced 2 cm apart. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thermocouples at 0.5-, 1.0-, and 1.5-cm intervals from 1.7- or 2.4-mm-diameter cryoprobes were held by jigs accommodating a maximum of four cryoprobes. Agar phantoms (N = 24) used three sets of baseline temperatures: approximately 6 degrees C, 24 degrees C, and 39 degrees C. Temperatures during 15-minute freeze cycles were correlated with actual thermocouple locations seen within the ice by computed tomography (CT). Diameters and surface areas of the -30 degrees C lethal isotherm were assessed over time as percentages of the overall ice ball. RESULTS The high-heat load phantom experiments (39 degrees C) showed the greatest impact on lethal zones by percentage for all probe configurations. At 15 minutes, single-, double-, triple-, and quadruple-probe arrangements of 2.4-mm cryoprobes had average lethal ice diameters of 1.2, 3.3, 4.1, and 4.9 cm, respectively, comprising 13%, 46%, 51%, and 56% surface areas of lethal ice, respectively. Surface areas and diameters of lethal ice made by 1.7-mm cryoprobes were 71% and 84% of those made by 2.4-mm cryoprobes, respectively. Lethal ice resides less than 1 cm behind the leading edge for nearly all probe configurations and heat loads. CONCLUSIONS Single cryoprobes create very low percentages of lethal ice. Multiple cryoprobes overcome the high heat load of body temperature phantoms and help compensate for the lower freeze capacity of thinner cryoprobes.
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- Peter J Littrup
- Department of Radiology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, 721 Harper Professional Building, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Shimizu T, Sakuhara Y, Abo D, Hasegawa Y, Kodama Y, Endo H, Shirato H, Miyasaka K. Outcome of MR-guided percutaneous cryoablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 16:816-23. [PMID: 19466377 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0124-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the mid-term results of MR-guided percutaneous cryoablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Using an argon-based cryoablation system, MR-guided percutaneous cryoablation was performed. The number of tumors was three or fewer. The maximum diameter of tumors was less than 5 cm when solitary and no more than 3 cm when multiple. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the survival of patients. RESULTS Among 15 patients, 16 tumors were treated. The maximum tumor diameter ranged from 1.2 to 4.5 cm, with a mean of 2.5 +/- 0.8 cm (mean +/- standard deviation). The volume of iceballs measured on MR-images was greater than that of the tumors in all cases. The follow-up period ranged from 10 to 52 months, with a mean of 36.6 +/- 12.1 months. One-year and 3-year overall survival were 93.8 and 79.3%, respectively. The complete ablation rate was 80.8% at 3 years. Immediate complications were pneumothorax, hemothorax, and pleural effusion. An ablation zone was not absorbed and content exuded from a scar of the probe tract 4 months after cryoablation in one patient. CONCLUSION MR-guided percutaneous cryoablation appears to be a feasible modality and potentially good option for the treatment of small HCC.
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- Tadashi Shimizu
- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, North-12 West-5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
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Zhao F, Chen ZQ, Shi MH. Numerical study on freezing-thawing phase change heat transfer in biological tissue embedded with two cryoprobes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11771-009-0055-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- John F Ward
- Department of Urology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Brace CL, Sampson LA, Hinshaw JL, Sandhu N, Lee FT. Radiofrequency ablation: simultaneous application of multiple electrodes via switching creates larger, more confluent ablations than sequential application in a large animal model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008; 20:118-24. [PMID: 19019701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2008.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2008] [Revised: 09/11/2008] [Accepted: 09/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To compare radiofrequency (RF) ablations created by using a sequential technique to those created simultaneously by using a switching algorithm in ex vivo and in vivo liver models. MATERIALS AND METHODS RF ablation was performed by using either sequential or switched application of three cooled electrodes in a 2-cm triangular array in ex vivo bovine liver (28 total ablations) and in vivo swine liver (12 total ablations) models. For sequential ablations, electrodes were powered for 12 minutes each with a 5-minute rest interval between activations to simulate electrode repositioning. Switched ablations were created by using a multiple-electrode switching system for 12 minutes. Temperatures were measured during ex vivo experiments at four points in the ablation zone. Ablation zones were measured for minimum and maximum diameter, cross-sectional area, and isoperimetric ratio. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon matched pairs tests were used to identify differences between groups. RESULTS The switched application created larger and more circular zones of ablation than did the sequential application, with mean (+/-standard deviation) ex vivo cross-sectional areas of 25.4 cm(2) +/- 5 .3 and 18.8 cm(2) +/- 6.6 (P = .001), respectively, and mean in vivo areas of 17.1 cm(2) +/- 5.1 and 13.2 cm(2) +/- 4.2 (P < .05). Higher temperatures and more rapid heating occurred with the switched application; switched treatments were 74% faster than sequential treatments (12 vs 46 minutes). In the sequential group, subsequent ablations grew progressively larger due to local ischemia. CONCLUSIONS Switched application of three electrodes creates larger, more confluent ablations in less time than sequential application. Thermal synergy and ablation-induced ischemia both substantially influence multiple-electrode ablations.
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- Christopher L Brace
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Clinical Sciences Center, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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Littrup PJ, Ahmed A, Aoun HD, Noujaim DL, Harb T, Nakat S, Abdallah K, Adam BA, Venkatramanamoorthy R, Sakr W, Pontes JE, Heilbrun LK. CT-guided percutaneous cryotherapy of renal masses. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008; 18:383-92. [PMID: 17377184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2006.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the results of initial and current techniques for percutaneous renal cryotherapy, including long-term imaging outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous cryotherapy was performed on 49 masses in 48 outpatients and procedure comfort noted for each. These 49 masses included 36 primary renal cell carcinomas (RCCs), 3 oncocytomas, 1 angiomyolipoma, 6 renal inflammatory lesions, 2 benign parenchymal changes, and 1 colon cancer metastasis. All complications were graded according to standardized criteria. RESULTS Patients received only local anesthesia and moderate sedation during the procedure and were discharged with minimal discomfort within 4-6 hours. All cryotherapy zones were well defined by CT during ablation as hypodense ice with an average diameter of 5.3 cm, covering an average tumor size of 3.3 cm. Average ablation zone diameters showed significant reduction over time (P < .001), becoming significantly less than the original tumor size by 12 months (P < .05). Major and minor complications were seen in 3 (6%) and 11 (22%) procedures, respectively. At a mean follow-up of 1.6 years (range, 1 week to 3.8 years) for primary RCC patients, four failures (11.1%) by imaging criteria were noted, but one proved to be inflammatory tissue at re-biopsy (estimated neoplastic failure rate = 3/36 = 8.3%). CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous renal cryotherapy is a well-tolerated outpatient procedure that allows safe, CT monitoring of ice formation beyond visible tumor margins. With appropriate cryoprobe placements, a low failure rate appears less dependent on tumor size or location. Ablation volume involution was >80% after 6 months.
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- Peter J Littrup
- Biostatistics Unit, Wayne State University, 110 East Warren, Hudson-Weber Building, Suite 504, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Magalov Z, Shitzer A, Degani D. Isothermal volume contours generated in a freezing gel by embedded cryo-needles with applications to cryo-surgery. Cryobiology 2007; 55:127-37. [PMID: 17719571 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2007.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Revised: 05/04/2007] [Accepted: 06/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Three-dimensional numerical simulations of multi-cryo-needle surgery were performed with cryo-needle temperature variations taken from matched experimental data. The transient temperatures and frozen volumes generated by simultaneously operating up to three 1.47 mm OD cryo-needles embedded in a phase-changing gel simulating the properties of biological tissues, were studied. In all cases studied, the volumes enclosed by the "lethal", -40 degrees C isotherm, achieved most of their final size in the first few minutes of operation, thus obviating the need for long application times. After 30 min of application of the one-, two- or three-cryo-needles, the ablation ratio attained 3%, 3-6% and 3-8%, respectively, depending on cryo-needle placement configurations. Synergistic effects of using multi-cryo-needles were reflected in the increased expansion of both the radial and axial locations of the isothermal contours. Within each number of cryo-needles used, however, the differences in these locations were rather small, and, as a general rule, tended to somewhat decrease with increasing the placement "density" of the cryo-needles. For each two- and three-cryo-needle application, there is a certain combination of placement configuration and application time that would produce the largest, temperature-specific, volume. As a general guideline, multiple cryo-needles should not be placed too close to each other in order to enhance their synergistic effect. Results of this study should be useful in the design of cryo-needle placement and operation protocols and in understanding the limitations of the freezing-ablation process.
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- Z Magalov
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Permpongkosol S, Nicol TL, Khurana H, Link RE, Zhai QJ, Kavoussi LR, Solomon SB. Thermal maps around two adjacent cryoprobes creating overlapping ablations in porcine liver, lung, and kidney. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2007; 18:283-7. [PMID: 17327563 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2006.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine cryoprobe spacing requirements in order to achieve overlapping ablation zones using the same ablation protocol in porcine liver, lung, and kidney. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six female pigs underwent cryoablation of the liver, lung, and kidney. Two 2.4-mm cryoprobes were spaced 20-mm apart with seven 16-gauge thermometers placed linearly and in axis with the cryoprobes at 5-mm increments from one another. The placement of the thermometers was such that three were placed between the two probes and two were placed laterally to each probe. Simultaneous use of the cryoprobes, using 12- and 8-minute double-freeze cycles, was performed with intratissue temperature monitoring during the procedure. RESULTS The center temperatures between the two cryoprobes in kidney, lung, and liver were -25.87( degrees )C +/- 1.91, -6.47(degrees )C +/- 3.94, and 0.48( degrees )C +/- 6.69, respectively. Dual 2.4-mm cryoprobes in our model achieved acute pathological complete coagulative necrosis zone at the center of the ablation zone between the cryoprobes only in the kidney tissue where a mean diameter of the acute complete coagulative necrosis zone was 39.6 mm +/- 0.76 mm. CONCLUSIONS The critical temperature of -20 degrees C was not reached at the midpoint between the probes with the 20-mm spacing arrangement in the lung and liver. These results emphasize the need for individualized organ ablation treatment protocols.
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- Sompol Permpongkosol
- James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Chua KJ, Chou SK, Ho JC. An analytical study on the thermal effects of cryosurgery on selective cell destruction. J Biomech 2007; 40:100-16. [PMID: 16368100 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2005] [Accepted: 11/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of cryosurgery is to kill cells within a closely defined region maintained at a predetermined low temperature. To effectively kill cells, it is important to be able to predict and control the cooling rate over some critical range of temperatures and freezing states in order to regulate the spatial extent of injury during any freeze-thaw protocol. The objective of manipulating the freezing parameters is to maximize the destruction of cancer cells within a defined spatial domain while minimizing cryoinjury to the surrounding healthy tissue. An analytical model has been developed to study the rate of cell destruction within a liver tumor undergoing a freeze-thaw cryosurgical process. Temperature transients in the tumor undergoing cryosurgery have been quantitatively investigated. The simulation is based on solving the transient bioheat equation using the finite volume scheme for a single or multiple-probe geometry. Simulated results show good agreement with experimental data obtained from in vivo clinical study. The calibrated model has been employed to study the effects of different freezing rates, freeze-thaw cycle(s), and multi-probe freezing on cell damage in a liver tumor. The effectiveness of each treatment protocol is estimated by generating the cell survival-volume signature and comparing the percentage of cell damaged within the ice-ball. Results from the model show that employing freeze-thaw cycles has the potential to enhance cell destruction within the cancerous tissue. Results from this study provide the basis for designing an optimized cryosurgical protocol which incorporates thermal effects and the extent of cell destruction within tumors.
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- K J Chua
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117576 Singapore.
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A new methodology for preventing freezing damage beyond pre-specified boundaries during prostate cryosurgery is proposed herein. It consists of emitting controlled laser irradiation from the urethra, across the wall and into the prostate while conventional cryoprobes freeze the unwanted prostate tissue. The purpose of this methodology is to protect the urethral wall better and confine the desired cryoinjured region more accurately than the current cryosurgery approach. We also explore the potential use of light-absorbing dyes to further enhance the laser light absorption and corresponding heat generation to increase the thickness of the protected region. A finite difference heat diffusion model in polar coordinates with temperature-dependent thermophysical properties simulates the prostate freezing while laser irradiation across the urethral wall is emitted. This approach maintains the temperature of the urethral wall and the adjacent tissue above a pre-specified threshold temperature of -45 degrees C, independent of application time. Temperature contours resulting from prostate cryoablation with (a) conventional constant temperature heating; (b) laser irradiation heating; and (c) laser irradiation heating with pre-injected light-absorbing dye layers indicate that the thickness of the protected region increases in this order, and that the latter two methodologies may be more effective in limiting cryoinjury to a predefined region compared to constant temperature heating. An analysis of laser power requirements and sensibility of laser-assisted cryosurgery (LAC) of prostate is also presented. It is shown that tissue temperature may vary as much as +/-20 degrees C with variations of +/-10% in laser power relative to the nominal power required to maintain the tissue at 37 degrees C. This demonstrates the sensitivity to laser power and the need of an accurate laser power control algorithm.
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- Ricardo Romero-Méndez
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Haemmerich D, Brace CL, Fine JP, Frey TM, Winter TC, Lee FT. Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation creates confluent areas of necrosis: in vivo porcine liver results. Radiology 2006; 241:116-24. [PMID: 16928978 PMCID: PMC4287407 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2411051271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate, in vivo in pigs, an impedance-based multiple-electrode radiofrequency (RF) ablation system for creation of confluent areas of hepatic coagulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was preapproved by the institutional research animal care and use committee. A prototype multiple-electrode RF system that enables switching between three electrically independent electrodes at impedance spikes was created. Forty-two coagulation zones (18 with single, 12 with cluster, and 12 with multiple [three single electrodes spaced 2 cm apart] electrodes) were created at laparotomy in 15 female pigs. Half the ablations were performed for 12 minutes, and half were performed for 16 minutes. The coagulation zones were excised and sliced into approximately 3-mm sections for measurement. Analysis of variance and two-sample t tests (with Bonferroni correction, alpha = .0033) were used to assess for differences between groups. RESULTS At 12 minutes, the mean multiple-electrode coagulation was significantly larger than the mean single-electrode coagulation (minimum diameter, 2.8 vs 1.6 cm; maximum diameter, 4.2 vs 2.0 cm; volume, 22.1 vs 6.7 cm(3); P < .0033 for all comparisons). The mean maximum diameter achieved at 12 minutes with multiple electrodes was significantly larger than that achieved with the cluster electrode (4.2 vs 2.9 cm, P = .02). At 16 minutes, the mean multiple-electrode coagulation (minimum diameter, 3.2 cm; maximum diameter, 4.2 cm; volume, 29.1 cm(3)) was significantly larger than the mean single-electrode (minimum diameter, 1.7 cm; maximum diameter, 2.2 cm; volume, 7.1 cm(3); P < .0033 for all comparisons) and cluster-electrode (minimum diameter: 2.3 cm, P = .007; maximum diameter: 3.2 cm, P = .005; volume: 13.1 cm(3), P = .001) coagulations. CONCLUSION Compared with the single and cluster systems used as controls, the multiple-electrode RF ablation system enabled the creation of significantly larger coagulation zones.
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- Paul F Laeseke
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Box 3252, Clinical Science Center-E3, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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Shock SA, Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Lewis WD, Winter TC, Fine JP, Lee FT. Hepatic hemorrhage caused by percutaneous tumor ablation: radiofrequency ablation versus cryoablation in a porcine model. Radiology 2005; 236:125-31. [PMID: 15987968 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2361040533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the extent of hepatic hemorrhage caused by percutaneous cryoablation performed with a small-diameter cryoablation probe compared with that caused by percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation in a porcine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was pre-approved by the institutional research animal care and use committee, and husbandry and experiments complied with National Institutes of Health standards for care and use of laboratory animals. Percutaneous hepatic ablation was performed in 18 domestic pigs (mean weight, 45 kg) by using a 17-gauge (1.5-mm-diameter) RF electrode (n = 6), a cluster of three RF electrodes (n = 6), or a 13-gauge (2.4 mm-diameter) cryoprobe (n = 6). Ablation was performed in four sites per liver. Total blood loss, minimum lesion diameter, maximum lesion diameter, and lesion volume were determined for each group and compared by using analysis of variance. RESULTS Mean blood loss was 11.11 mL +/- 11.47 (standard deviation), 105.29 mL +/- 175.58, and 28.06 mL +/- 30.97 with the single RF electrode, RF electrode cluster, and cryoablation probe, respectively. Mean minimum and maximum lesion diameters were largest with the RF electrode cluster (2.40 and 3.98 cm, respectively), followed by the cryoablation probe (2.38 and 3.94 cm) and single RF electrode (1.49 and 2.63 cm). Mean minimum and maximum lesion diameters were significantly different between the single RF electrode and the RF electrode cluster, as well as between the single RF electrode and the cryoablation probe (P < .001). Mean lesion volume was largest for the RF electrode cluster (24.03 cm3), followed by those for the cryoablation probe (17.46 cm3) and single RF electrode (9.05 cm3) (single RF electrode vs cryoablation probe, P < .05). Lesion volumes were not significantly different with the RF electrode cluster versus the single RF electrode (P = .052) or with the RF electrode cluster versus the cryoablation probe (P = .381). CONCLUSION Mean blood loss from percutaneous cryoablation in this model was between that for RF ablation with the single electrode and that for RF ablation with the electrode cluster.
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- Sarah A Shock
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA
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Villard C, Soler L, Gangi A. Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors: simulation, planning, and contribution of virtual reality and haptics. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2005; 8:215-27. [PMID: 16298844 DOI: 10.1080/10255840500289988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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For radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of liver tumors, evaluation of vascular architecture, post-RFA necrosis prediction, and the choice of a suitable needle placement strategy using conventional radiological techniques remain difficult. In an attempt to enhance the safety of RFA, a 3D simulator, treatment planning, and training tool, that simulates the insertion of the needle, the necrosis of the treated area, and proposes an optimal needle placement, has been developed. The 3D scenes are automatically reconstructed from enhanced spiral CT scans. The simulator takes into account the cooling effect of local vessels greater than 3 mm in diameter, making necrosis shapes more realistic. Optimal needle positioning can be automatically generated by the software to produce complete destruction of the tumor, with maximum respect of the healthy liver and of all major structures to avoid. We also studied how the use of virtual reality and haptic devices are valuable to make simulation and training realistic and effective.
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Whitworth PW, Rewcastle JC. Cryoablation and cryolocalization in the management of breast disease. J Surg Oncol 2005; 90:1-9. [PMID: 15786430 DOI: 10.1002/jso.20201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Cryotechnology is currently used for both treatment and diagnosis of breast disease. Due to the natural analgesic effect of cold, cryoablation is potentially more patient-friendly than other technologies which raise tissue temperature. Freezing produces a predictable volume of necrosis and is easily observed and controlled during treatment. Recent studies have demonstrated that, as a primary therapy for breast fibroadenoma, cryoablation is safe and effective with durable results that can be reproduced in community practices. Certain barriers do exist before cryoablation, or any other in situ ablation, can become a standard therapy for the treatment of localized breast malignancy. Investigations are underway to refine patient selection criteria and develop valid confirmatory assays so that clinical trials can begin. Cryolocalization, which creates a well-delineated, palpable mass of frozen tissue encompassing a tumor, is a relatively new application of cold in medicine. This strategy promises to reduce positive margin rates during lumpectomy of non- or barely-palpable tumors. Finally, cryotechnology now also aids in the collection of tissue for histological analysis.
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- Pat W Whitworth
- Nashville Breast Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37203-2132, USA.
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Zhang J, Sandison GA, Murthy JY, Xu LX. Numerical Simulation for Heat Transfer in Prostate Cancer Cryosurgery. J Biomech Eng 2004; 127:279-94. [PMID: 15971706 DOI: 10.1115/1.1865193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A comprehensive computational framework to simulate heat transfer during the freezing process in prostate cancer cryosurgery is presented. Tissues are treated as nonideal materials wherein phase transition occurs over a temperature range, thermophysical properties are temperature dependent and heating due to blood flow and metabolism are included. Boundary conditions were determined at the surfaces of the commercially available cryoprobes and urethral warmer by experimental study of temperature combined with a mathematical optimization process. For simulations, a suitable computational geometry was designed based on MRI imaging data of a real prostate. An enthalpy formulation-based numerical solution was performed for a prescribed surgical protocol to mimic a clinical freezing process. This computational framework allows for the individual planning of cryosurgical procedures and objective assessment of the effectiveness of prostate cryosurgery.
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- Jiayao Zhang
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Khairy P, Chauvet P, Lehmann J, Lambert J, Macle L, Tanguay JF, Sirois MG, Santoianni D, Dubuc M. Lower incidence of thrombus formation with cryoenergy versus radiofrequency catheter ablation. Circulation 2003; 107:2045-50. [PMID: 12668527 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000058706.82623.a1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation is limited by thromboembolic complications. The objective of this study was to compare the incidence and characteristics of thrombi complicating RF and cryoenergy ablation, a novel technology for the catheter-based treatment of arrhythmias. METHODS AND RESULTS Ablation lesions (n=197) were performed in 22 mongrel dogs at right atrial, right ventricular, and left ventricular sites preselected by a randomized factorial design devised to compare RF ablation with cryocatheter configurations of varying sizes (7F and 9F), cooling rates (-1 degrees C/s, -5 degrees C/s, and -20 degrees C/s) and target temperatures (-55 degrees C and -75 degrees C). Animals were pretreated with acetylsalicylic acid and received intraprocedural intravenous unfractionated heparin. Seven days after ablation, the incidence of thrombus formation was significantly higher with RF than with cryoablation (75.8% versus 30.1%, P=0.0005). In a multiple regression model, RF energy remained an independent predictor of thrombus formation compared with cryoenergy (OR, 5.6; 95% CI, 1.7, 18.1; P=0.0042). Thrombus volume was also significantly greater with RF than with cryoablation (median, 2.8 versus 0.0 mm3; P<0.0001). More voluminous thrombi were associated with larger RF lesions, but cryolesion dimensions were not predictive of thrombus size. CONCLUSIONS RF energy is significantly more thrombogenic than cryoenergy, with a higher incidence of thrombus formation and larger thrombus volumes. The extent of hyperthermic tissue injury is positively correlated with thrombus bulk, whereas cryoenergy lesion size does not predict thrombus volume, most likely reflecting intact tissue ultrastructure with endothelial cell preservation.
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- Paul Khairy
- Department of Electrophysiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, Canada
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Popken F, Land M, Erberich H, Bosse M, König DP, Eysel P. The use of a new miniature cryoprobe for ablation of bone tissue: in vivo assessment of the probe and application of the method to bone in a sheep model. BMC Surg 2003; 3:3. [PMID: 12709264 PMCID: PMC156629 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-3-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2002] [Accepted: 04/22/2003] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND So far, modern miniature cryoprobes were used for local destruction of soft tissue tumours without damaging the adjacent healthy tissue. In this study, cryoablation methodology was applied to bone and the cooling capacity of the probe was examined in vitro and in vivo. METHOD Freezing was performed by cooling one or two probes (diameter 3.2 mm) to -180 degrees C with liquid nitrogen. The cooling capacity of the probes was determined optically and thermally against a homogeneous reference gel, followed by in vivo measurements on femoral and tibial sheep bone followed by histological examination. RESULTS Thanks to the synergistic effect, the simultaneous use of 2 probes produced an almost spherical expansion of cold in the homogenous gelatin. During the in vivo freezes, the temperature curves showed a more moderate trend. Nevertheless, due to the synergistic effect, temperatures below -50 degrees C could be reached at a distance of 1 cm from the probe. No local or systemic intraoperative complications were observed. Histological examination revealed cell necrosis up into the -10 degrees C isotherm. CONCLUSIONS Adequate tissue cooling of the bone matrix can be achieved with in vivo freezes by means of one or more miniature cryoprobes. Therefore, this probe could provide an alternative to or supplement surgical resection of pathological bone processes.
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- Frank Popken
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Cologne, Josef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Cologne, Josef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, Josef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, University of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Str. 10, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Cologne, Josef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Cologne, Josef-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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Saliken JC, Donnelly BJ, Rewcastle JC. The evolution and state of modern technology for prostate cryosurgery. Urology 2002; 60:26-33. [PMID: 12206845 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01681-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cryosurgery is the in situ ablation of a target tissue by application of extreme cold temperature. The ability of cryosurgery to ablate tissue is unquestioned. It is the controlled application of a cryoinjury in a manner to minimize morbidity that is problematic. Prostate cryosurgery is complicated by the proximity of the prostate to adjacent structures that are sensitive to a freeze injury, namely the urethra, rectal wall, and neurovascular bundles. Several recent technological advances have led to the development of an effective treatment protocol with acceptable morbidity. These include the advent of real-time transrectal ultrasound, cryomachines with almost instant freeze-thaw control through the use of the Joule-Thompson effect, and warming catheters to effectively preserve the integrity of the urethra and external sphincter. Further, temperature monitoring at the posterior margin of the prostate sometimes combined with an injection of saline solution into Denonvilliers fascia has reduced the occurrence of urethrorectal fistula formation to 0% to 0.5% in modern series. We review the key innovations of prostate cryosurgery that differentiate this state-of-the-art procedure from that used by early investigators to even that of the early 1990s. Potential future innovations, specifically related to image guidance of the procedure, are also addressed.
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- John C Saliken
- Department of Surgery, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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