Experimental evaluation of the effective ablation zone on ex-vivo bovine liver samples
Bottiglieri, Anna Elahi, Adnan Shahzad, Atif Donlon, Padraig T. Dennedy, Michael C. O'Halloran, Martin
Bottiglieri, Anna
Elahi, Adnan
Shahzad, Atif
Donlon, Padraig T.
Dennedy, Michael C.
O'Halloran, Martin
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2018-09-10
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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
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.
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IEEE
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