Digestive Disease Interventions 2020; 04(03): 303-310
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716737
Review Article

Gel Phantom Models for Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation of the Liver

1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Qi Wang
2   Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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1   Division of Interventional Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Funding National Cancer Institute, http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000054, 5R03CA191978, Dr. Charles Kim.RSNA Research and Education Foundation, http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100005625, Dr. Charles Kim.
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Abstract

Heat-based percutaneous thermal ablation techniques have emerged as popular and effective treatments for liver cancer. As the technology continues to evolve, there is a need for optimized methods for experimentation to identify advantageous modifications and developments. Given that assessing and comparing resulting ablation zones in animal models are costly and resource-intensive, in vitro gel phantom models can serve an important role for early-stage experimentation. There exist several gel phantom recipes that have been reported in the literature. In this review, we will review the various recipes, the pros and cons to the existing models, and future potential directions.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 15. Juli 2020

Angenommen: 23. Juli 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
28. September 2020

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