ArticleOncology letters2018
Thermographic real-time-monitoring of surgical radiofrequency and microwave ablation in a perfused porcine liver model.
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- Percutaneous microwave ablation versus radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Pooled it
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- Co-Ablation System for Pain Management in Bone Metastases: Retrospective Exploratory Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Image-Based Monitoring of Thermal Ablation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Cone-beam computed tomography image-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for lung nodules in a hybrid operating room: an initial experience.European radiology · 2024Article
- An Analysis of Microwave Ablation Parameters for Treatment of Liver Tumors from the 3D-IRCADb-01 Database.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Image-Guided Percutaneous Ablation for Primary and Metastatic Tumors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma: What Do Interventional Radiologists Need to Know?Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Prediction of In Vivo Laser-Induced Thermal Damage with Hyperspectral Imaging Using Deep Learning.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- High Precision Monitoring of Radiofrequency Ablation for Liver Using Hyperspectral Imaging.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Article
- Software-based planning of ultrasound and CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in hepatic tumors.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2021Article
- Techniques for Temperature Monitoring of Myocardial Tissue Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation Treatments: An Overview.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- MR-Guided High-Power Microwave Ablation in Hepatic Malignancies: Initial Results in Clinical Routine.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2020Article
- Automated thermal imaging for the detection of fatty liver disease.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Artefact and ablation performance of an MR-conditional high-power microwave system in bovine livers: an ex vivo study.European radiology experimental · 2019Article
- Evaluation of the Heat Sink Effect After Transarterial Embolization When Performed in Combination with Thermal Ablation of the Liver in a Rabbit Model.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2018Article
- An interdisciplinary consensus on the management of bone metastases from renal cell carcinoma.Nature reviews. Urology · 2018Review
- Rapid hemostasis: a novel and effective outpatient procedure using microwave ablation to control epistaxis of isolated mucosal bulge lesions.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyArticle
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Abstract
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) are currently the dominant modalities to treat unresectable liver tumors. Monitoring the ablation process with b-mode-sonography is often hampered by artefacts. Furthermore, vessels may cause cooling in the adjacent tumor target (heat-sink-effect) with risk of local recurrence. The present study evaluated infrared-thermography to monitor surgical RFA/MWA and detect heat-sink-effects in real-time. RFA and MWA of perfused porcine livers was conducted at peripheral and central-vessel-adjacent locations, and monitored by real-time thermography. Ablation was measured and evaluated by gross pathology. The mean time for ablation was significantly longer in RFA compared with MWA (8 vs. 2 min). Although mean macroscopic ablation diameter was similar (RFA, 3.17 cm; MWA, 3.38 cm), RFA showed a significant heat-sink-effect compared with MWA. The surface temperature during central RFA near vessels was 1/3 lower compared with peripheral RFA (47.11±8.35°C vs. 68.72±12.70°C; P<0.001). There was no significant difference in MWA (50.52±8.35°C vs. 50.18±10.35°C; P=0.74). In conclusion, thermography is suitable to monitor the correct ablation with MWA and RFA. The results of the current study demonstrated a significant heat-sink-effect for RFA, but not MWA near vessels. MWA reaches consistent surface temperatures much faster than RFA. With further
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