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AJR 2005; 184:1347-1352
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Pictorial Essay

Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation: Insight into Improved Efficacy Using Computer Modeling

Zhengjun Liu1, S. Melvyn Lobo1, Stanley Humphries2, Clare Horkan1, Stephanie A. Solazzo1, Andrew U. Hines-Peralta1, Robert E. Lenkinski1 and S. Nahum Goldberg1

1 Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1 Deaconess Rd., WCC 308B, Boston, MA 02215.
2 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM.

OBJECTIVE. To use computer modeling of the Bio-Heat equation to demonstrate factors influencing RF ablation tissue heating.

CONCLUSION. Computer modeling demonstrates the importance of energy deposition, tumor and background tissue electrical and thermal conductivity, and perfusion on RF ablation outcomes.


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