System and method for monitoring thermal ablation using radiofrequency echoes
US9439729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1869
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Radiofrequency energy emitted from and reflected back toward a thermal ablation probe may be used to detect a gradual dissolution of a reflective interface between a tumor and surrounding healthy tissue as the ablation zone passes through this interface providing a real-time guidance with respect to the progress of ablation.
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