The histological features of microwave coagulation therapy: an assessment of a new applicator design

Microwave ablation of tumours within the liver may become an adjunct or alternative to resection in patients with primary or secondary cancers. This technique combines the benefits of a large, localized coagulative effect with a single insertion of the applicator, in a significantly shorter time than comparable treatments. A new range of microwave applicators were developed and tested in animal models and both ex‐vivo and in‐vivo specimens of human liver at resection.

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