Electromagnetic thermotherapy for deep organ ablation by using a needle array under a synchronized-coil system

Sheng Chieh Huang, Jui Wen Kang, Hung Wen Tsai, Yan Shen Shan, Xi Zhang Lin, Gwo Bin Lee

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Abstract

Thermal ablation by using electromagnetic thermotherapy (EMT) has been a promising cancer modality in recent years. It has relatively few side effects and has therefore been extensively investigated for a variety of medical applications in internal medicine and surgery. The EMT system applies a high-frequency alternating electromagnetic field to heat up the needles which are inserted into the target tumor to cause tumor ablation. In this study, a new synchronized-coil EMT system was demonstrated, which was equipped with two synchronized coils and magnetic field generators to provide a long-range, penetrated electromagnetic field to effectively heat up the needles. The heating effect of the needles at the center of the two coils was first explored. The newly designed two-section needle array combined with the synchronized-coil EMT system was thus demonstrated in the in vitro and in vivo animal experiments. Experimental data showed that the developed system is promising for minimally invasive surgery since it might provide superior performance for thermotherapy in cancer treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6860281
Pages (from-to)2733-2739
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Volume61
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Nov 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering

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