Global microwave endometrial ablation for menorrhagia treatment

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2606765" target="_blank" >http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2606765</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2254097" target="_blank" >10.1117/12.2254097</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Global microwave endometrial ablation for menorrhagia treatment

Original language description

Thermal ablation is a dominant therapeutic option for minimally invasive treatment of menorrhagia. Compared to other energy modalities for ablation, microwaves offer the advantages of conformal energy delivery to tissue within short times. The objective of endometrial ablation is to destroy the endometrial lining of the uterine cavity, with the clinical goal of achieving reduction in bleeding. Previous efforts have demonstrated clinical use of microwaves for endometrial ablation. A considerable shortcoming of most systems is that they achieve ablation of the target by translating the applicator in a point-to-point fashion. Consequently, treatment outcome may be highly dependent on physician skill. Global endometrial ablation (GEA) not only eliminates this operator dependence and simplifies the procedure but also facilitates shorter and more reliable treatments. The objective of our study was to investigate antenna structures and microwave energy delivery parameters to achieve GEA. Another objective was to investigate a method for automatic and reliable determination of treatment end-point. A 3D-coupled FEM electromagnetic and heat transfer model with temperature and frequency dependent material properties was implemented to characterize microwave GEA. The unique triangular geometry of the uterus where lateral narrow walls extend from the cervix to the fundus forming a wide base and access afforded through an endocervical approach limit the overall diameter of the final device. We investigated microwave antenna designs in a deployed state inside the uterus. The impact of ablation duration on treatment outcome was investigated. Prototype applicators were fabricated and experimentally evaluated in ex vivo tissue to verify the simulation results and demonstrate proof-of-concept.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20602 - Medical laboratory technology (including laboratory samples analysis; diagnostic technologies) (Biomaterials to be 2.9 [physical characteristics of living material as related to medical implants, devices, sensors])

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

ISBN

978-1-5106-0573-2

ISSN

0277-786X

e-ISSN

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Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

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Publisher name

SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING

Place of publication

Bellingham

Event location

San Francisco, CA

Event date

Jan 29, 2017

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

000405955100020