Fiber optic sensors for temperature monitoring during thermal treatments: An overview

E Schena, D Tosi, P Saccomandi, E Lewis, T Kim - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
During recent decades, minimally invasive thermal treatments (ie, Radiofrequency ablation,
Laser ablation, Microwave ablation, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation, and Cryo …

Numerical study of heat transfer and blood flow in two-layered porous liver tissue during microwave ablation process using single and double slot antenna

P Rattanadecho, P Keangin - International Journal of heat and mass …, 2013 - Elsevier
Microwave ablation (MWA) is a process that uses the heat from microwave energy to kill
cancer cells without damaging the surrounding tissue. MWA is emerging as an attractive …

A modified fractional order generalized bio-thermoelastic theory with temperature-dependent thermal material properties

X Li, Z Xue, X Tian - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
In present work, the theory of a modified fractional order generalized bio-thermoelasticity
with variable thermal material properties is developed. To keep the dimensions of fractional …

Optimization of multi-slot coaxial antennas for microwave thermotherapy based on the S11-parameter analysis

P Gas - Biocybernetics and biomedical engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The underlying aim of presented article is to determine the optimal location and sizes of the
air gaps inside a multi-slot coaxial antenna with 50-ohm feed based on the S 11-parameter …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of target temperature on thermal damage during temperature-controlled MWA of liver tumor

M Selmi, A Bajahzar, H Belmabrouk - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Microwave ablation (MWA) is one among the cancer treatment techniques applied in clinical
treatment. This technique is based on rising the temperature within the tissue and the …

Heat transfer study in breast tumor phantom during microwave ablation: Modeling and experimental results for three different antennas

R Ortega-Palacios, CJ Trujillo-Romero… - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
It is worldwide known that the most common type of cancer among women is breast cancer.
Traditional procedures involve surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy; however …

A coaxial slot antenna with frequency of 433 MHz for microwave ablation therapies: design, simulation, and experimental research

Y Jiang, J Zhao, W Li, Y Yang, J Liu, Z Qian - Medical & biological …, 2017 - Springer
Investigation of the structures and properties of antennas is important in the design of
microwave ablation (MWA) system. In this study, we studied the performance of the novel tri …

Effect of laser intensity and exposure time on photothermal therapy with nanoparticles heated by a 793-nm diode laser and tissue optical clearing

M Aliannezhadi, M Minbashi, VV Tuchin - Quantum Electronics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser-induced thermotherapy is a promising method for cancer treatment, the outcome of
which is affected by the exposure time. An inappropriate exposure time and laser intensity …

A mathematical model and experimental procedure to analyze the cognitive effects of audio frequency magnetic fields

EA Navarro, E Navarro-Modesto - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Audio frequency magnetic fields (20 Hz− 20 kHz) are magnetic fields in extremely low
frequency-very low frequency (ELF-VLF) bands that are present near audio equipment and …

Dynamic characterisation of fibre-optic temperature sensors for physiological monitoring

JM Coote, R Torii, AE Desjardins - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fast, miniature temperature sensors are required for various biomedical applications. Fibre-
optics are particularly suited to minimally invasive procedures, and many types of fibre-optic …