System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance

Purpose Bio-effects following thermal treatments are a function of the achieved temperature profile in tissue, which can be estimated across tumor volumes with real-time MRI thermometry (MRIT). Here, we report on expansion of a previously developed small-animal microwave hyperthermia system integrat...

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Main Authors: Jan Sebek, Tej B. Shrestha, Matthew T. Basel, Faraz Chamani, Nooshin Zeinali, Ivina Mali, Macy Payne, Sarah A. Timmerman, Pegah Faridi, Marla Pyle, Martin O’Halloran, M. Conall Dennedy, Stefan H. Bossmann, Punit Prakash
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2022.2061727
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author Jan Sebek
Tej B. Shrestha
Matthew T. Basel
Faraz Chamani
Nooshin Zeinali
Ivina Mali
Macy Payne
Sarah A. Timmerman
Pegah Faridi
Marla Pyle
Martin O’Halloran
M. Conall Dennedy
Stefan H. Bossmann
Punit Prakash
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Tej B. Shrestha
Matthew T. Basel
Faraz Chamani
Nooshin Zeinali
Ivina Mali
Macy Payne
Sarah A. Timmerman
Pegah Faridi
Marla Pyle
Martin O’Halloran
M. Conall Dennedy
Stefan H. Bossmann
Punit Prakash
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description Purpose Bio-effects following thermal treatments are a function of the achieved temperature profile in tissue, which can be estimated across tumor volumes with real-time MRI thermometry (MRIT). Here, we report on expansion of a previously developed small-animal microwave hyperthermia system integrated with MRIT for delivering thermal ablation to subcutaneously implanted tumors in mice.Methods Computational models were employed to assess suitability of the 2.45 GHz microwave applicators for delivering ablation to subcutaneous tumor targets in mice. Phantoms and ex-vivo tissues were heated to temperatures in the range 47–67 °C with custom-made microwave applicators for validating MRIT with the proton resonance frequency shift method against fiberoptic thermometry. HAC15 tumors implanted in nude mice (n = 6) were ablated in vivo and monitored with MRIT in multiple planes. One day post ablation, animals were euthanized, and excised tumors were processed for viability assessment.Results Average absolute error between temperatures from fiberoptic sensors and MRIT was 0.6 °C across all ex-vivo ablations. During in-vivo experiments, tumors with volumes ranging between 5.4–35.9 mm3 (mean 14.2 mm3) were ablated (duration: 103–150 s) to achieve 55 °C at the tumor boundary. Thermal doses ≥240 CEM43 were achieved across 90.7–98.0% of tumor volumes for four cases. Ablations were incomplete for remaining cases, attributed to motion-affected thermometry. Thermal dose-based ablative tumor coverage agreed with viability assessment of excised tumors.Conclusions We have developed a system for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small animals under MRIT guidance and demonstrated its performance in-vivo.
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spelling doaj-art-d9fdac0c710b4e0fa41a7685cd71dcfb2025-08-20T03:13:25ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Hyperthermia0265-67361464-51572022-12-0139158459410.1080/02656736.2022.2061727System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidanceJan Sebek0Tej B. Shrestha1Matthew T. Basel2Faraz Chamani3Nooshin Zeinali4Ivina Mali5Macy Payne6Sarah A. Timmerman7Pegah Faridi8Marla Pyle9Martin O’Halloran10M. Conall Dennedy11Stefan H. Bossmann12Punit Prakash13Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USADepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USACollege of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Republic of IrelandCollege of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Republic of IrelandDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USAPurpose Bio-effects following thermal treatments are a function of the achieved temperature profile in tissue, which can be estimated across tumor volumes with real-time MRI thermometry (MRIT). Here, we report on expansion of a previously developed small-animal microwave hyperthermia system integrated with MRIT for delivering thermal ablation to subcutaneously implanted tumors in mice.Methods Computational models were employed to assess suitability of the 2.45 GHz microwave applicators for delivering ablation to subcutaneous tumor targets in mice. Phantoms and ex-vivo tissues were heated to temperatures in the range 47–67 °C with custom-made microwave applicators for validating MRIT with the proton resonance frequency shift method against fiberoptic thermometry. HAC15 tumors implanted in nude mice (n = 6) were ablated in vivo and monitored with MRIT in multiple planes. One day post ablation, animals were euthanized, and excised tumors were processed for viability assessment.Results Average absolute error between temperatures from fiberoptic sensors and MRIT was 0.6 °C across all ex-vivo ablations. During in-vivo experiments, tumors with volumes ranging between 5.4–35.9 mm3 (mean 14.2 mm3) were ablated (duration: 103–150 s) to achieve 55 °C at the tumor boundary. Thermal doses ≥240 CEM43 were achieved across 90.7–98.0% of tumor volumes for four cases. Ablations were incomplete for remaining cases, attributed to motion-affected thermometry. Thermal dose-based ablative tumor coverage agreed with viability assessment of excised tumors.Conclusions We have developed a system for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small animals under MRIT guidance and demonstrated its performance in-vivo.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2022.2061727Small-animal ablation systemmagnetic resonance imagingmicrowave ablationMRI thermometry
spellingShingle Jan Sebek
Tej B. Shrestha
Matthew T. Basel
Faraz Chamani
Nooshin Zeinali
Ivina Mali
Macy Payne
Sarah A. Timmerman
Pegah Faridi
Marla Pyle
Martin O’Halloran
M. Conall Dennedy
Stefan H. Bossmann
Punit Prakash
System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance
International Journal of Hyperthermia
Small-animal ablation system
magnetic resonance imaging
microwave ablation
MRI thermometry
title System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance
title_full System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance
title_fullStr System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance
title_full_unstemmed System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance
title_short System for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small-animals under high-field MRI thermometry guidance
title_sort system for delivering microwave ablation to subcutaneous tumors in small animals under high field mri thermometry guidance
topic Small-animal ablation system
magnetic resonance imaging
microwave ablation
MRI thermometry
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02656736.2022.2061727
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