Microwave ablation is a cancer treatment based on local heating of tumor cells to induce coagulative necrosis. This technique would be sensibly more effective 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 feasibility study on the use of microwave tomography for temperature monitoring in ablation treatments / Scapaticci, R.; Bellizzi, G. G.; Bucci, O. M.; Cavagnaro, Marta; Crocco, L.; Lopresto, V.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016), pp. 1-4. (Intervento presentato al convegno XXI RiNEm Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo tenutosi a Parma nel 12-14 Settembre 2016).
A feasibility study on the use of microwave tomography for temperature monitoring in ablation treatments
CAVAGNARO, Marta;
2016
Abstract
Microwave ablation is a cancer treatment based on local heating of tumor cells to induce coagulative necrosis. This technique would be sensibly more effective 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.
