Microwave ablation is a cancer treatment based on local heating of tumor cells to induce coagulative necrosis. The effectiveness of this technique would improve significantly if paired with a system for the real-time monitoring of the evolving dimension and shape of the thermally ablated area.This work explores the possibility of using microwave imaging as a non-invasive methodology to monitor the overall treatment evolution, by tracking variations of the electromagnetic properties of ablated tissue and surrounding regions. In particular, a preliminary feasibility study based on full-wave numerical simulations is herein presented.
A full-wave numerical study to investigate the possibility of using microwaves for image monitored ablation treatments / Bellizzi, G. G.; Cavagnaro, Marta; Crocco, L.; Lopresto, V.; Scapaticci, R.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016), pp. 62-62. (Intervento presentato al convegno The Joint Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society and the European BioElectromagnetics Association tenutosi a Gent, Belgium nel 5-10 June 2016).
A full-wave numerical study to investigate the possibility of using microwaves for image monitored ablation treatments
CAVAGNARO, Marta;
2016
Abstract
Microwave ablation is a cancer treatment based on local heating of tumor cells to induce coagulative necrosis. The effectiveness of this technique would improve significantly if paired with a system for the real-time monitoring of the evolving dimension and shape of the thermally ablated area.This work explores the possibility of using microwave imaging as a non-invasive methodology to monitor the overall treatment evolution, by tracking variations of the electromagnetic properties of ablated tissue and surrounding regions. In particular, a preliminary feasibility study based on full-wave numerical simulations is herein presented.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
