ArticleEuropean radiology2020
Large nearly spherical ablation zones are achieved with simultaneous multi-antenna microwave ablation applied to treat liver tumours.
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- Percutaneous microwave ablation of bone tumors: a systematic review.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring the applicability, combined strategies, and challenges of ablation in hematology based on its characteristics and immunomodulatory mechanisms.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
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- Safety and Effectiveness of Triple-Antenna Hepatic Microwave Ablation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Percutaneous thermal segmentectomy for liver malignancies over 3 cm: mid-term oncological performance and predictors of sustained complete response from a multicentric Italian retrospective study.La Radiologia medica · 2024Article
- Current Management of Neuroendocrine Tumour Liver Metastases.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- Effectiveness and safety of sequential transarterial chemoembolization and microwave ablation for subphrenic hepatocellular carcinoma: A comprehensive evaluation.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
- Risk prediction of intraoperative pain in percutaneous microwave ablation of lung tumors under CT guidance.European radiology · 2023Article
- Single medium-sized hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sequential conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) and microwave ablation at 4 weeks versus cTACE alone: a propensity score.World journal of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- Liver-Directed Therapy for Neuroendocrine Metastases: From Interventional Radiology to Nuclear Medicine Procedures.Cancers · 2021Review
- Triple-Antenna Microwave Ablation with Repositioning for the Creation of a Reliable 6-cm Ablation Zone in the Liver.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2021Article
- Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Liver Lesions: Differences on the Sphericity Index of the Ablation Zone between Cirrhotic and Healthy Liver Parenchyma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Challenges Facing Percutaneous Ablation in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Extension of Ablation Criteria.Journal of hepatocellular carcinoma · 2021Review
- Musculoskeletal interventional oncology: current and future practices.The British journal of radiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
aimTo investigate the shape and the volume of ablation zones obtained with microwave ablation (MWA) performed with multiple antennas in liver tumours. MATERIALS AND
methodsTumour volume, number of antennas, size (long diameter (Dl), along the antenna axis; short diameter (Ds), perpendicular to the antenna axis; vertical diameter (Dv), vertical to both Dl and Ds) and shape (roundness index (RI); 1 corresponds to a sphere) of the ablation zone, ablation volume, and complications were evaluated.
resultsMean Dl, Ds, and Dv were 4.7 ± 1.4 cm, 3.9 ± 1.4 cm, and 3.8 ± 1.0 cm, respectively. Mean RIs (Ds/Dl, Dv/Dl, and Dv/Ds) were 0.83 ± 0.13, 0.83 ± 0.17, and 1.02 ± 0.23, respectively, without any difference between the mean RI obtained with the double (0.84 ± 0.01) and that with the triple-antenna (0.93 ± 0.13) approach (p = 0.25). Mean ablation volume was 41 ± 32 cm
conclusionsSimultaneous multi-antenna MWA of liver tumours results in large nearly spherical ablation zones. KEY POINTS: • Simultaneous multi-antenna microwave ablation of liver tumours results in nearly spherical ablation zones. • The multi-antenna approach generates oversized ablation volumes compared with the target tumour volume. • The multi-antenna approach is safe.
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