Heating technology for malignant tumors: A review
The therapeutic application of heat is very effective in cancer treatment. Both hyperthermia,
ie, heating to 39–45° C to induce sensitization to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and …
ie, heating to 39–45° C to induce sensitization to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and …
Thermal ablation of biological tissues in disease treatment: A review of computational models and future directions
Percutaneous thermal ablation has proven to be an effective modality for treating both
benign and malignant tumours in various tissues. Among these modalities, radiofrequency …
benign and malignant tumours in various tissues. Among these modalities, radiofrequency …
Measurement of ex vivo liver, brain and pancreas thermal properties as function of temperature
The ability to predict heat transfer during hyperthermal and ablative techniques for cancer
treatment relies on understanding the thermal properties of biological tissue. In this work, the …
treatment relies on understanding the thermal properties of biological tissue. In this work, the …
Planning, optimisation and evaluation of hyperthermia treatments
Background: Hyperthermia treatment planning using dedicated simulations of power and
temperature distributions is very useful to assist in hyperthermia applications. This paper …
temperature distributions is very useful to assist in hyperthermia applications. This paper …
Microwave thermal ablation: Effects of tissue properties variations on predictive models for treatment planning
Microwave thermal ablation (MTA) therapy for cancer treatments relies on the absorption of
electromagnetic energy at microwave frequencies to induce a very high and localized …
electromagnetic energy at microwave frequencies to induce a very high and localized …
Numerical analysis of human cancer therapy using microwave ablation
M Selmi, AA Bin Dukhyil, H Belmabrouk - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This study developed a computer simulation based on the finite
element method to investigate microwave ablation performance, antenna design …
element method to investigate microwave ablation performance, antenna design …
Temperature dependence of thermal properties of ex vivo liver tissue up to ablative temperatures
V Lopresto, A Argentieri, R Pinto… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Thermal properties of ex vivo bovine liver were measured as a function of temperature, by
heating tissue samples in a temperature-controlled oil bath over a temperature range from …
heating tissue samples in a temperature-controlled oil bath over a temperature range from …
Broadband Dielectric Properties of Ex Vivo Bovine Liver Tissue Characterized at Ablative Temperatures
Objective: To investigate the thermal and frequency dependence of dielectric properties of
ex vivo liver tissue-relative permittivity and effective conductivity-over the frequency range …
ex vivo liver tissue-relative permittivity and effective conductivity-over the frequency range …
First validation of a model-based hepatic percutaneous microwave ablation planning on a clinical dataset
B Frackowiak, V Van den Bosch, Z Tokoutsi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A model-based planning tool, integrated in an imaging system, is envisioned for CT-guided
percutaneous microwave ablation. This study aims to evaluate the biophysical model …
percutaneous microwave ablation. This study aims to evaluate the biophysical model …
The effects of dielectric & thermal property functions on the thermal response during the focused microwave ablation treatment in the liver cancer model: numerical …
W Preechaphonkul, P Rattanadecho - Engineered Science, 2022 - espublisher.com
Microwave ablation (MWA) is a minimally invasive cancer treatment technique using
microwave power to create thermal damage in the local malignant tumor by using a …
microwave power to create thermal damage in the local malignant tumor by using a …