Microwave tumor ablation: mechanism of action, clinical results, and devices

MG Lubner, CL Brace, JL Hinshaw, FT Lee Jr - Journal of Vascular and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Microwave ablation uses dielectric hysteresis to produce direct volume heating of tissue.
Microwaves are capable of propagating through many tissue types, even those with high …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical modeling for hepatic microwave ablation

P Prakash - The open biomedical engineering journal, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thermal tissue ablation is an interventional procedure increasingly being used for treatment
of diverse medical conditions. Microwave ablation is emerging as an attractive modality for …

CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of pulmonary malignancies: results in 69 cases

Q Lu, W Cao, L Huang, Y Wan, T Liu, Q Cheng… - World journal of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Microwave ablation (MWA) has attracted a worldwide attention gradually in
treating inoperable pulmonary malignancies. However, in the lung tissues treated with MWA …

Interstitial microwave treatment for cancer: historical basis and current techniques in antenna design and performance

TP Ryan, CL Brace - International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The use of microwaves (MW) for thermal cancer treatment began in the late 1970s. At first,
hyperthermia was induced by using single antennas applied interstitially. This was followed …

Research progress of physical transdermal enhancement techniques in tumor therapy

W Han, F Liu, G Liu, H Li, Y Xu, S Sun - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The advancement and popularity of transdermal drug delivery (TDD) based on the physical
transdermal enhancement technique (PTET) has opened a new paradigm for local tumor …

An optimal sliding choke antenna for hepatic microwave ablation

P Punit, MC Converse, JG Webster… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave ablation (MWA) is a minimally invasive technique increasingly used for thermal
therapy of liver tumors. Effective MWA requires efficient interstitial antennas that destroy …

High‐powered percutaneous microwave ablation of stage I medically inoperable non‐small cell lung cancer: a preliminary study

H Liu, K Steinke - Journal of medical imaging and radiation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility and outcome of using high‐powered
percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) in treating medically inoperable early stage non …

Adrenal neoplasms: effectiveness and safety of CT-guided ablation of 23 tumors in 22 patients

FJ Wolf, DE Dupuy, JT Machan… - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of image-guided
ablation of adrenal tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: This HIPAA-compliant study was …

Interstitial microwave transition from hyperthermia to ablation: historical perspectives and current trends in thermal therapy

TP Ryan, PF Turner, B Hamilton - International Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This work reviews the transition from hyperthermia to ablation for cancer treatment with
interstitial microwave (MW) antennas. Early work utilising MW energy for thermal treatment …

Sensitivity analysis of critical parameters affecting the efficacy of microwave ablation using Taguchi method

S Singh, R Repaka, A Al‐Jumaily - International Journal of RF …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Microwave ablation (MWA) is a minimally invasive thermal treatment modality that has
already evolved as a promising alternative to radiofrequency ablation for treating different …