Experimental evaluation of the effective ablation zone on ex-vivo bovine liver samples
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2018-09-10Author
Bottiglieri, Anna
Elahi, Adnan
Shahzad, Atif
Donlon, Padraig T.
Dennedy, Michael C.
O'Halloran, Martin
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Bottiglieri, Anna, Elahi, Adnan, Shahzad, Atif, Donlon, Padraig T., Dennedy, Michael C., O'Halloran, Martin (2018) Experimental evaluation of the effective ablation zone on ex-vivo bovine liver samples. Paper presented at the 2018 EMF-Med 1st World Conference on Biomedical Applications of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF-Med), Split, Croatia, 10-13 September. doi: 10.23919/EMF-MED.2018.8526053
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Abstract
Microwave thermal ablation is under investigation
for minimally invasive treatments. In the cases of small targets,
such as adrenal glands, microwave thermal ablation is a valuable
alternative to the traditional and more invasive treatments (e.g.
surgical procedures, pharmaceutical therapies). In this work,
ablation treatments are carried out on ex-vivo liver samples using
a custom developed microwave ablation applicator for ablation of
small targets. Ablation zones achieved with different treatment
settings are analysed. The power and time settings suitable to
achieve a small and well controlled ablation zone, are evaluated.
Moreover, the temperature increase in different regions of the
area under treatment is assessed.