Title :
Evaluation of the thermal lesion in microwave ablation procedures
Author :
Cavagnaro, M. ; Lopresto, V. ; Pinto, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron., Telecommun., Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper, the numerical and experimental evaluation of the dimension of the tissue´s ablated area in microwave ablation procedures is discussed. The dependence of the temperature on time, both during and after the end of the ablation procedure, is studied both experimentally and numerically. Results show that the thermal lesion continues to grow after the end of the ablation procedure.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; biological tissues; biothermics; cellular effects of radiation; numerical analysis; experimental evaluation; microwave ablation procedures; numerical evaluation; thermal lesion evaluation; tissue ablated area; Antenna measurements; Electromagnetic heating; Lesions; Microwave antennas; Microwave theory and techniques; Temperature measurement; experiments; microwave thermal ablation; simulations; thermal lesion;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0718-5
DOI :
10.1109/EMCEurope.2012.6396910
