A Numerical Study on Microwave Coagulation Therapy

Abstract

Microwave coagulation therapy is a clinical technique for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (small size liver tumor). Through extensive numerical simulations, we reveal the mathematical relationships between some critical parameters in the therapy, including input power, frequency, temperature, and regions of impact. It is shown that these relationships can be approximated using simple polynomial functions. Compared to solutions of partial differential equations, these functions are significantly easier to compute and simpler to analyze for engineering design and clinical applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591452

Entities

People

  • Amy J. Liu
  • Hong Zhou
  • Wei Kang

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Boundaries
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Transfer
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Mathematics
  • Microwaves
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Polynomials
  • Simulations
  • Slot Antennas
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermal Conductivity

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oncology