Introduction: For computational models of microwave ablation (MWA), knowledge of the
antenna design is necessary, but the proprietary design of clinical applicators is often …

Purpose Computational models are widely used during the design and characterization of
microwave ablation (MWA) devices, and have been proposed for pretreatment planning. Our …

The temperature distribution in the region near a microwave antenna is a critical factor that
affects the entire temperature field during microwave ablation of tissue. It is challenging to …

Purpose: This research was to reveal the thermal characteristics of a water-cooled
microwave ablation antenna in phantom, and the influence of cooling water velocity on …

The purpose of the study was to validate the simulation model for a microwave thermal
ablation in ex vivo liver tissue. The study aims to show that heat transfer due to the flow of …

Purpose: The use of higher frequencies in percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) may
offer compelling interstitial antenna design advantages over the 915 MHz and 2.45 GHz …

Microwave ablation therapy using a water-cooled antenna was studied experimentally in a
phantom. The development of the heating pattern induced by the microwave antenna was …

Microwaves are a promising source for thermal tumor ablation due to their ability to rapidly
heat dispersive biological tissues, often to temperatures in excess of 100 C. At these high …

Purpose: To propose an improved specific absorption rate (SAR) computation method by
incorporating a thermal conductivity item, develop mathematical simulation models based …

Microwave thermal ablation (MTA) therapies exploit the local absorption of an
electromagnetic field at microwave (MW) frequencies to destroy unhealthy tissue, by way of …