<italic>In Vitro</italic> and <italic>In Vivo</italic> Experimental Studies of A Novel MR-Guided Method for Bipolar Radiofrequency Liver Ablation

Hejun Jiang; Penghui Luo; Debo Zhi; Fulang Qi; Xiaoyan Huang; Zhuo Lu; Mengke Ge; Lulu Wang; Bensheng Qiu

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2788858

IEEE Access (Jan 2018)

<italic>In Vitro</italic> and <italic>In Vivo</italic> Experimental Studies of A Novel MR-Guided Method for Bipolar Radiofrequency Liver Ablation

Hejun Jiang,
Penghui Luo,
Debo Zhi,
Fulang Qi,
Xiaoyan Huang,
Zhuo Lu,
Mengke Ge,
Lulu Wang,
Bensheng Qiu

Affiliations

Hejun Jiang: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Penghui Luo: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Debo Zhi: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Fulang Qi: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Xiaoyan Huang: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Zhuo Lu: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Mengke Ge: Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
Lulu Wang: School of Instrument Science and Opto-electronics Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China
Bensheng Qiu: ORCiD; Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2788858
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6
pp. 21859 – 21866

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This paper aims to investigate the feasibility of using a parallel method for MR-guided bipolar radiofrequency ablation. Experimental validations using fresh pig livers and rabbit livers were performed on a 0.35T open MR system with MR-compatible electrodes. The comparison studies of the proposed method and the conventional method were conducted. Experimental results showed that the parallel method offers better performance than the conventional method, which shortens the puncture durations and creates more spherical ablation zones. The bipolar radiofrequency ablation was carried out successfully without causing thermal damage and puncture injury. The proposed method significantly improved radiofrequency ablation, which has the potential to become a promising tool for liver tumor ablation.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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