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Comparison of the Ablation and Hyperechoic Zones in Different Tissues Using Microwave and Radio Frequency Ablation
1Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 110004, Shenyang, China.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to compare the differences between the ablation region and hyperechoic zones in microwave and radio frequency ablation of different tissues.
Methods:
Microwave and radio frequency ablation were performed on fresh porcine muscle and liver with different power levels for 90 seconds. These 2 ablation methods were then performed on rabbit liver in vivo using 20 W for 60 seconds. The volumes of the ablation and hyperechoic zones were compared following different ablation methods.
Results:
The ablation zones were significantly greater than the hyperechoic zones (P < .05) with the same power and duration when using 2 ablation methods. The differences of the ablation and hyperechoic zones between muscle and liver tissues were significantly different (P < .05). The difference values of the ablation and hyperechoic zones were also significantly different (P < .05) using 2 ablation methods.
Conclusions:
The hyperechoic zone may have underestimated the extent of ablation using a specified ablation time. In the same tissue, the hyperechoic zone could more accurately estimate the ablation zones using microwave ablation.
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