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      Radiofrequency Ablation: Simultaneous Application of Multiple Electrodes via Switching Creates Larger, More Confluent Ablations than Sequential Application in a Large Animal Model

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      Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
      Elsevier BV

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          To compare radiofrequency (RF) ablations created by using a sequential technique to those created simultaneously by using a switching algorithm in ex vivo and in vivo liver models. RF ablation was performed by using either sequential or switched application of three cooled electrodes in a 2-cm triangular array in ex vivo bovine liver (28 total ablations) and in vivo swine liver (12 total ablations) models. For sequential ablations, electrodes were powered for 12 minutes each with a 5-minute rest interval between activations to simulate electrode repositioning. Switched ablations were created by using a multiple-electrode switching system for 12 minutes. Temperatures were measured during ex vivo experiments at four points in the ablation zone. Ablation zones were measured for minimum and maximum diameter, cross-sectional area, and isoperimetric ratio. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon matched pairs tests were used to identify differences between groups. The switched application created larger and more circular zones of ablation than did the sequential application, with mean (+/-standard deviation) ex vivo cross-sectional areas of 25.4 cm(2) +/- 5 .3 and 18.8 cm(2) +/- 6.6 (P = .001), respectively, and mean in vivo areas of 17.1 cm(2) +/- 5.1 and 13.2 cm(2) +/- 4.2 (P < .05). Higher temperatures and more rapid heating occurred with the switched application; switched treatments were 74% faster than sequential treatments (12 vs 46 minutes). In the sequential group, subsequent ablations grew progressively larger due to local ischemia. Switched application of three electrodes creates larger, more confluent ablations in less time than sequential application. Thermal synergy and ablation-induced ischemia both substantially influence multiple-electrode ablations.

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          Journal
          Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
          Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
          Elsevier BV
          10510443
          January 2009
          January 2009
          : 20
          : 1
          : 118-124
          Article
          10.1016/j.jvir.2008.09.021
          2667960
          19019701
          ebc47bcf-c99f-45b5-9dfe-3978d539f20d
          © 2009

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