Microwave ablation is a cancer treatment based on the induction of coagulative necrosis of tumor cells by local heating. Recently, such a technique has progressed significantly in the clinical practice. However, its effectiveness would improve dramatically if paired with a system for the real-time monitoring of the evolving dimension and shape of the thermally ablated area. This paper explores the possibility of using microwave imaging as a convenient, non-invasive methodology to track the variation of the electromagnetic properties of ablated tissues and the surrounding region, so to monitor the overall treatment evolution in a non-invasive way. © 2016 European Association of Antennas and Propagation.
Titolo: | Microwave ablation monitoring via microwave tomography: A numerical feasibility assessment |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12079/4223 |
ISBN: | 9788890701863 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno |