Microwave ablation devices for interventional oncology
- 1 March 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Expert Review of Medical Devices
- Vol. 10 (2), 225-238
- https://doi.org/10.1586/erd.12.77
Abstract
Microwave ablation is one of the several options in the ablation armamentarium for the treatment of malignancy, offering several potential benefits when compared with other ablation, radiation, surgical and medical treatment modalities. The basic microwave system consists of the generator, power distribution system and antennas. Often under image (computed tomography or ultrasound) guidance, a needle-like antenna is inserted percutaneously into the tumor, where local microwave electromagnetic radiation is emitted from the probe's active tip, producing frictional tissue heating, capable of causing cell death by coagulation necrosis. Half of the microwave ablation systems use a 915 MHz generator and the other half use a 2450 MHz generator. To date, there are no completed clinical trials comparing microwave devices head-to-head. Prospective comparisons of microwave technology with other treatment alternatives, as well as head-to-head comparison with each microwave device, is needed if this promising field will garner more widespread support and use in the oncology community.Keywords
This publication has 37 references indexed in Scilit:
- Radiofrequency and microwave tumor ablation in patients with implanted cardiac devices: Is it safe?European Journal of Radiology, 2011
- Image-guided Thermal Ablation of Lung MalignanciesRadiology, 2011
- Interstitial microwave transition from hyperthermia to ablation: Historical perspectives and current trends in thermal therapyInternational Journal of Hyperthermia, 2010
- Alternatives to Surgery for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer-Ready for Prime Time?Current Treatment Options in Oncology, 2010
- Tumour ablation: current role in the kidney, lung and boneCancer Imaging, 2009
- Hepatic Microwave Ablation With Multiple Antennae Results in Synergistically Larger Zones of Coagulation NecrosisAnnals of Surgical Oncology, 2003
- Phantom and animal tissues for modelling the electrical properties of human liverInternational Journal of Hyperthermia, 2003
- Image-guided Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation: Challenges and Opportunities—Part IIJournal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2001
- Thermal Ablation Therapy for Focal MalignancyAmerican Journal of Roentgenology, 2000
- A theoretical comparison of energy sources - microwave, ultrasound and laser - for interstitial thermal therapyPhysics in Medicine & Biology, 1998