Comparison of Microwave Ablation and Multipolar Radiofrequency Ablation In Vivo Using Two Internally Cooled Probes
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 198 (1), W46-W50
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.11.6707
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to compare the effectiveness of microwave ablation (MWA) and multipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in vivo using two internally cooled probes. MATERIALS AND METHODS. MWA (n = 24) was performed by simultaneous application of double internally cooled-shaft antennae. Three power settings (60, 70, and 80 W) were used. Multipolar RFA (n = 16) was also performed by simultaneously using two internally cooled bipolar applicators (lengths: 3-cm T30 and 4-cm T40) at 60 and 80 W. Probe spacing was 2 cm. Each power setting was applied for eight ablations with a 10-minute duration for each. The cooled-shaft probes were inserted approximately 7 cm into the liver parenchyma of seven adult Wuzhishan pigs under ultrasound guidance, and ablations were performed in various segments of porcine liver. The long-axis diameter (Dl), short-axis diameter (Ds) and the ratio Ds/Dl for each ablation was measured. Temperature curves at 0, 2, and 3 cm from the middle of the two probes and the time to reach 60°C at 0 cm from the parallel central line between the two probes were recorded. RESULTS. The long-axis diameter and short-axis diameter for all the power settings of MWA were significantly larger than that of both kinds of multipolar RFA (p < 0.05). The rates of temperature rise to 60°C at 0 cm from the parallel central line between the two probes for all MWA power settings were significantly faster compared with RFA. CONCLUSION. MWA, by the simultaneous application of double antennae, can generate a larger ablation zone, in vivo, compared with multipolar RFA.Keywords
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