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Technological requirements for microwave ablation of adrenal masses
(IEEE, 2017)
Microwave thermal ablation is under consideration for minimally invasive treatment of bilateral adrenal adenomas, symptomatic of Conn's syndrome. Currently available microwave technologies are ill-suited to precise ablation ...
An insight into bone dielectric properties variation: a foundation for electromagnetic medical devices
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-09-10)
Dielectric properties of bones have recently got significant attention to monitor bone quality. This paper reports in-vitro dielectric properties of human trabecular bone samples obtained from osteoporotic and osteoarthritic ...
Comparison of in-vivo and ex-vivo dielectric properties of biological tissues
(Curran Associates Proceedings, 2017-09-11)
Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of
biological tissues are crucial for various applications
such as assessment of specific absorption rate and
safety of electromagnetic medical devices. Most of
the ...
Examination of the sensing radius of open-ended coaxial probes in dielectric measurements of biological tissues
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-07-09)
A number of emerging electromagnetic diagnostic
and therapeutic devices are designed based on estimates of
benign and malignant tissue dielectric properties at different
frequencies and temperatures. Accurate tissue ...
An anatomically accurate dielectric profile of the porcine kidney
(IOP Publishing, 2018-02-26)
Microwave ablation is a promising treatment for kidney cancer. Accurate knowledge of the dielectric properties of biological tissues is vital for quantifying the safety, reliability and accuracy of ablation, among other ...
Heparin as an anticoagulant for the dielectric measurement of blood
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-01-23)
Testing blood ex-vivo allows physicians to gain an understanding of what is happening within the human body. Once blood is extracted from the body, it begins to clot. This process can affect the outcome of blood tests, ...
Investigating human bone microarchitecture and dielectric properties in microwave frequency range
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-03-31)
Dielectric properties of bones are proposed to monitor bone quality. However, no study has investigated the relationship between bone dielectric properties and microarchitecture of bone, which is of paramount importance ...
An investigation of the variation of dielectric properties of ovine lung tissue with temperature
(IOP Publishing, 2019-06-24)
Presently, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Microwave thermal ablation is commonly used for the treatment of lung cancer. During microwave ablation treatment, changing temperatures (up to 100 °C) cause ...
Quantification of the sensing radius of a coaxial probe for accurate interpretation of heterogeneous tissue dielectric data
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-05-31)
Accurate tissue dielectric measurements are crucial for the development of electromagnetic diagnostic and therapeutic devices that are designed based on estimates of the dielectric properties of diseased and healthy tissues. ...