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ArticleTherapeutic advances in urology

Numerical simulation modeling of the irreversible electroporation treatment zone for focal therapy of prostate cancer, correlation with whole-mount pathology and T2-weighted MRI sequences.

Matthijs J Scheltema, Tim J O'Brien, Willemien van den Bos, Daniel M de Bruin, Rafael V Davalos, Cees W M van den Geld, Maria P Laguna, Robert E Neal, Ioannis M Varkarakis, Andreas Skolarikos and 4 more

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Matthijs J ScheltemaDepartment of Urology, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, Room G4-249, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9098-9574
Tim J O'BrienDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Willemien van den BosDepartment of Radiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Daniel M de BruinDepartment of Urology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Rafael V DavalosDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Cees W M van den GeldDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Maria P LagunaDepartment of Urology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Robert E NealDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Ioannis M VarkarakisSecond Urology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Andreas SkolarikosSecond Urology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sismanoglio Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Phillip D StrickerDepartment of Urology, St. Vincent's Prostate Cancer Centre, Sydney, Australia.
Theo M de ReijkeDepartment of Urology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Christopher B ArenaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
Jean de la RosetteDepartment of Urology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Amsterdam University Medical Centers · NLVirginia Tech · USIstanbul Medipol University · TRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GREindhoven University of Technology · NLProstate Cancer Foundation of Australia · AU

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Abstract

backgroundAt present, it is not possible to predict the ablation zone volume following irreversible electroporation (IRE) for prostate cancer (PCa). This study aimed to determine the necessary electrical field threshold to ablate human prostate tissue

methodsIn this prospective multicenter trial, patients with localized PCa were treated with IRE 4 weeks before their scheduled radical prostatectomy. In 13 patients, numerical models of the electrical field were generated and compared with the ablation zone volume on whole-mount pathology and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences. Volume-generating software was used to calculate the ablation zone volumes on histology and MRI. The electric field threshold to ablate prostate tissue was determined for each patient.

resultsA total of 13 patients were included for histological and simulation analysis. The median electrical field threshold was 550 V/cm (interquartile range 383-750 V/cm) for the software-generated histology volumes. The median electrical field threshold was 500 V/cm (interquartile range 386-580 V/cm) when the ablation zone volumes were used from the follow-up MRI.

conclusionsThe electrical field threshold to ablate human prostate tissue

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electrical fieldfocal therapyirreversible electroporationprostateprostate cancersimulation

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