Ablation Treatment Planning for Patients with Primary Aldosteronism
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Cappiello, Grazia; Bottiglieri, Anna; Newell, Caoimhe; Rahmani, George; Farnan, Richard; Farina, Laura; Senanyake, Russell; Gurnell, Mark; Prakash, Punit; O'Halloran, Martin; Conall Dennedy, Michael
- Source
- 2022 International Workshop on Antenna Technology (iWAT) Antenna Technology (iWAT), 2022 International Workshop on. :203-206 May, 2022
- Subject
- Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Microwave antennas
Electromagnetic heating
Solid modeling
Microwave technology
Three-dimensional displays
Minimally invasive surgery
Medical treatment
microwave thermal ablation
treatment planning
microwave antennas
tumour ablation
- Language
Microwave thermal ablation is a minimally invasive technique under investigation for treatment of adrenal adenomas. This therapy uses microwave antennas to deliver localised electromagnetic energy to tissue where the energy is absorbed as heat. A challenge for adrenal ablation is to focus the heating in small zones while minimizing thermal damage to the adjacent healthy tissue in such a way to preserve the adrenal function. This work aims to develop treatment planning to predict the ablation zone and deliver the thermal therapy safely and effectively.