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  • Medical Physics
  • Computational Modeling

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  • Microwave ablation therapy uses heat to destroy cancerous tumors.
  • Predictive modeling is crucial for optimizing ablation treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in temperature and specific absorption rate (SAR) fields during simulated microwave ablation.
  • To compare the performance of different microwave ablation probe designs.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an axisymmetric model of a probe within tissue.
  • Solved coupled electromagnetic and bioheat equations using the finite element method (FEM) with hp discretization.
  • Utilized the NGSolve library for simulations.

Main Results:

  • Observed dynamic changes in temperature and SAR fields across different probe concepts.
  • The sleeve probe initially showed a circular SAR pattern (0.81 circularity) but experienced the largest reduction.
  • Reflection coefficients varied significantly, with the sleeve probe showing the most sensitivity to tissue dielectric property changes.

Conclusions:

  • Different microwave ablation probe designs exhibit unique responses during treatment.
  • Changes in tissue dielectric properties significantly influence ablation outcomes.
  • Considering probe-specific responses and dielectric property variations is essential during the design phase of microwave ablation probes.