Non-invasive thermometry for the thermal ablation of liver tumor: A computational methodology

Issue title: Proceedings of the twelfth International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Electromagnetic, Mechanic and Biomedical Problems, ISEM Bad Gastein

Article type: Research Article

Authors: D'Ambrosio, V.^a | Di Barba, P.^{b; *} | Dughiero, F.^a | Mognaschi, M.E.^b | Savini, A.^b

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Padova, via Gradenigo 6/A, I35100 Padova, Italy | [b] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, I27100 Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 0382 985250; Fax: +39 0382 422276; E-mail: paolo.dibarba@unipv.it

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to propose a computational methodology for the prediction of the temperature of tissues during thermal ablation treatment. The methodology is based on the inversion of measured temperatures and it relies on a finite-element model of thermal field.

Keywords: Inverse problem, non-invasive thermometry, thermal ablation

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2007-868

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 25, no. 1-4, pp. 407-412, 2007