Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance
Microwave ablation (MWA) is becoming an increasingly important minimally invasive treatment option for localized tumors in many organ systems due to recent advancements in microwave technology that have conferred many advantages over other tumor ablation modalities. Despite these improvements in tec...
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| author | Austin Pfannenstiel Jason Iannuccilli Francois H. Cornelis Damian E. Dupuy Warren L. Beard Punit Prakash |
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| description | Microwave ablation (MWA) is becoming an increasingly important minimally invasive treatment option for localized tumors in many organ systems due to recent advancements in microwave technology that have conferred many advantages over other tumor ablation modalities. Despite these improvements in technology and development of applicators for site-specific tumor applications, the vast majority of commercially available MWA applicators are generally designed to create large-volume, symmetric, ellipsoid or spherically-shaped treatment zones and often lack the consistency, predictability, and spatial control needed to treat tumor targets near critical structures that are vulnerable to inadvertent thermal injury. The relatively new development and ongoing translation of directional microwave ablation (DMWA) technology, however, has the potential to confer an added level of control over the treatment zone shape relative to applicator position, and shows great promise to expand MWA’s clinical applicability in treating tumors in challenging locations. This paper presents a review of the industry-standard commercially available MWA technology, its clinical applications, and its limitations when used for minimally-invasive tumor treatment in medical practice followed by discussion of new advancements in experimental directional microwave ablation (DMWA) technology, various techniques and approaches to its use, and examples of how this technology may be used to treat tumors in challenging locations that may otherwise preclude safe treatment by conventional omni-directional MWA devices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0720907ff3424bd796e3b97946cb4dfb2025-08-20T02:40:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Hyperthermia0265-67361464-51572022-12-0139166467410.1080/02656736.2021.1991012Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performanceAustin Pfannenstiel0Jason Iannuccilli1Francois H. Cornelis2Damian E. Dupuy3Warren L. Beard4Punit Prakash5Precision Microwave Inc, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Interventional Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USAInterventional Radiology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USADiagnostic Imaging, Brown University, Radiology, Cape Cod Hospital, MA, USADepartment of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USAMicrowave ablation (MWA) is becoming an increasingly important minimally invasive treatment option for localized tumors in many organ systems due to recent advancements in microwave technology that have conferred many advantages over other tumor ablation modalities. Despite these improvements in technology and development of applicators for site-specific tumor applications, the vast majority of commercially available MWA applicators are generally designed to create large-volume, symmetric, ellipsoid or spherically-shaped treatment zones and often lack the consistency, predictability, and spatial control needed to treat tumor targets near critical structures that are vulnerable to inadvertent thermal injury. The relatively new development and ongoing translation of directional microwave ablation (DMWA) technology, however, has the potential to confer an added level of control over the treatment zone shape relative to applicator position, and shows great promise to expand MWA’s clinical applicability in treating tumors in challenging locations. This paper presents a review of the industry-standard commercially available MWA technology, its clinical applications, and its limitations when used for minimally-invasive tumor treatment in medical practice followed by discussion of new advancements in experimental directional microwave ablation (DMWA) technology, various techniques and approaches to its use, and examples of how this technology may be used to treat tumors in challenging locations that may otherwise preclude safe treatment by conventional omni-directional MWA devices.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2021.1991012Microwave ablationthermal ablationimage-guided therapydirectional antenna |
| spellingShingle | Austin Pfannenstiel Jason Iannuccilli Francois H. Cornelis Damian E. Dupuy Warren L. Beard Punit Prakash Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance International Journal of Hyperthermia Microwave ablation thermal ablation image-guided therapy directional antenna |
| title | Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance |
| title_full | Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance |
| title_fullStr | Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance |
| title_short | Shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation: a new direction in precision and control of device performance |
| title_sort | shaping the future of microwave tumor ablation a new direction in precision and control of device performance |
| topic | Microwave ablation thermal ablation image-guided therapy directional antenna |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2021.1991012 |
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