Monopolar radiofrequency ablation using a dual-switching system and a separable clustered electrode: Evaluation of the in vivo efficiency

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-244

  Yoon, Jeong Hee ^a   Lee, Jeong Min ^a,b   Hwang, Eui Jin ^a   Hwang, In Pyung ^a   Baek, Jeehyun ^a   Han, Joon Koo ^a,b   Choi, Byung Ihn ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Interventional procedures; Liver; Radiofrequency ablation; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION VOLUME; ABLATION ZONE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; SEPARABLE CLUSTERED ELECTRODE; SWINE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; LIVER; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERMAL ABLATION;

ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LIVER; MALE; SUS SCROFA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896290547     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2014.15.2.235     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Lencioni R, Crocetti L, Pina MC, Cioni D. Percutaneous imageguided radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors. Abdom Imaging 2009;34:547-556
2. Lencioni R. Loco-regional treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2010;52:762-773
3. Cho YK, Kim JK, Kim MY, Rhim H, Han JK. Systematic review of randomized trials for hepatocellular carcinoma treated with percutaneous ablation therapies. Hepatology 2009;49:453-459
4. Forner A, Llovet JM, Bruix J. Hepatocellular carcinoma. Lancet 2012;379:1245-1255
5. Livraghi T, Meloni F, Di Stasi M, Rolle E, Solbiati L, Tinelli C, et al. Sustained complete response and complications rates after radiofrequency ablation of very early hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: is resection still the treatment of choice? Hepatology 2008;47:82-89
6. European Association For The Study Of The Liver; European Organisation For Research And Treatment Of Cancer. EASL-EORTC clinical practice guidelines: management of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2012;56:908-943
7. Peng ZW, Lin XJ, Zhang YJ, Liang HH, Guo RP, Shi M, et al. Radiofrequency ablation versus hepatic resection for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinomas 2 cm or smaller: a retrospective comparative study. Radiology 2012;262:1022-1033
8. Kuvshinoff BW, Ota DM. Radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: influence of technique and tumor size. Surgery 2002;132:605-611; discussion 611-612
9. Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Lazzaroni S, Meloni F, Ierace T, Solbiati L, et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma: radiofrequency ablation of medium and large lesions. Radiology 2000;214:761-768
10. Waki K, Aikata H, Katamura Y, Kawaoka T, Takaki S, Hiramatsu A, et al. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation as first-line treatment for small hepatocellular carcinoma: results and prognostic factors on long-term follow up. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010;25:597-604
11. Solmi L, Nigro G, Roda E. Therapeutic effectiveness of echoguided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation therapy with a LeVeen needle electrode in hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2006;12:1098-1104
12. Shiina S, Teratani T, Obi S, Sato S, Tateishi R, Fujishima T, et al. A randomized controlled trial of radiofrequency ablation with ethanol injection for small hepatocellular carcinoma. Gastroenterology 2005;129:122-130
13. Mazzaferro V, Battiston C, Perrone S, Pulvirenti A, Regalia E, Romito R, et al. Radiofrequency ablation of small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients awaiting liver transplantation: a prospective study. Ann Surg 2004;240:900-909
14. Lopez PM, Villanueva A, Llovet JM. Systematic review: evidence-based management of hepatocellular carcinoma-- an updated analysis of randomized controlled trials. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2006;23:1535-1547
15. Pompili M, Saviano A, de Matthaeis N, Cucchetti A, Ardito F, Federico B, et al. Long-term effectiveness of resection and radiofrequency ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤3 cm. Results of a multicenter Italian survey. J Hepatol 2013;59:89-97
16. Dodd GD 3rd, Frank MS, Aribandi M, Chopra S, Chintapalli KN. Radiofrequency thermal ablation: computer analysis of the size of the thermal injury created by overlapping ablations. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001;177:777-782
17. Chen MH, Yang W, Yan K, Zou MW, Solbiati L, Liu JB, et al. Large liver tumors: protocol for radiofrequency ablation and its clinical application in 110 patients--mathematic model, overlapping mode, and electrode placement process. Radiology 2004;232:260-271
18. Mulier S, Miao Y, Mulier P, Dupas B, Pereira P, De Baere T, et al. Electrodes and multiple electrode systems for radio frequency ablation: a proposal for updated terminology. Adv Exp Med Biol 2006;574:57-73
19. Ni Y, Mulier S, Miao Y, Michel L, Marchal G. A review of the general aspects of radiofrequency ablation. Abdom Imaging 2005;30:381-400
20. Lee J, Lee JM, Yoon JH, Lee JY, Kim SH, Lee JE, et al. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation with multiple electrodes for medium-sized hepatocellular carcinomas. Korean J Radiol 2012;13:34-43
21. Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Haemmerich D, Brace CL, Fine JP, Frey TM, et al. Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation creates confluent areas of necrosis: in vivo porcine liver results. Radiology 2006;241:116-124
22. Frericks BB, Ritz JP, Roggan A, Wolf KJ, Albrecht T. Multipolar radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors: initial experience. Radiology 2005;237:1056-1062
23. Lee JM, Han JK, Kim HC, Choi YH, Kim SH, Choi JY, et al. Switching monopolar radiofrequency ablation technique using multiple, internally cooled electrodes and a multichannel generator: ex vivo and in vivo pilot study. Invest Radiol 2007;42:163-171
24. Woo S, Lee JM, Yoon JH, Joo I, Kim SH, Lee JY, et al. Smalland medium-sized hepatocellular carcinomas: monopolar radiofrequency ablation with a multiple-electrode switching system-mid-term results. Radiology 2013;268:589-600
25. Lee ES, Lee JM, Kim WS, Choi SH, Joo I, Kim M, et al. Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablations using OctopusR electrodes in an in vivo porcine liver model. Br J Radiol 2012;85:e609-e615
26. Yoon JH, Lee JM, Han JK, Choi BI. Dual switching monopolar radiofrequency ablation using a separable clustered electrode: comparison with consecutive and switching monopolar modes in ex vivo bovine livers. Korean J Radiol 2013;14:403-411
27. Lee FT Jr, Haemmerich D, Wright AS, Mahvi DM, Sampson LA, Webster JG. Multiple probe radiofrequency ablation: pilot study in an animal model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2003;14:1437-1442
28. Lee ES, Lee JM, Kim KW, Lee IJ, Han JK, Choi BI. Evaluation of the in vivo efficiency and safety of hepatic radiofrequency ablation using a 15-G OctopusR in pig liver. Korean J Radiol 2013;14:194-201
29. Lee JM, Han JK, Kim SH, Choi SH, An SK, Han CJ, et al. Bipolar radiofrequency ablation using wet-cooled electrodes: an in vitro experimental study in bovine liver. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2005;184:391-397
30. Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Frey TM, Mukherjee R, Winter TC 3rd, Lee FT Jr, et al. Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation: comparison with a conventional cluster electrode in an in vivo porcine kidney model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2007;18:1005-1010
31. Lee JD, Lee JM, Kim SW, Kim CS, Mun WS. MR imaginghistopathologic correlation of radiofrequency thermal ablation lesion in a rabbit liver model: observation during acute and chronic stages. Korean J Radiol 2001;2:151-158
32. Lee JM, Han JK, Lee JY, Kim SH, Choi JY, Lee MW, et al. Hepatic radiofrequency ablation using multiple probes: ex vivo and in vivo comparative studies of monopolar versus multipolar modes. Korean J Radiol 2006;7:106-117
33. Lee JM, Han JK, Chang JM, Chung SY, Kim SH, Lee JY, et al. Radiofrequency ablation of the porcine liver in vivo: increased coagulation with an internally cooled perfusion electrode. Acad Radiol 2006;13:343-352
34. Lee JM, Han JK, Kim SH, Shin KS, Lee JY, Park HS, et al. Comparison of wet radiofrequency ablation with dry radiofrequency ablation and radiofrequency ablation using hypertonic saline preinjection: ex vivo bovine liver. Korean J Radiol 2004;5:258-265
35. Appelbaum L, Sosna J, Pearson R, Perez S, Nissenbaum Y, Mertyna P, et al. Algorithm optimization for multitined radiofrequency ablation: comparative study in ex vivo and in vivo bovine liver. Radiology 2010;254:430-440
36. Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Haemmerich D, Brace CL, Fine JP, Frey TM, et al. Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation: simultaneous production of separate zones of coagulation in an in vivo porcine liver model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2005;16:1727-1735
37. Baldwin K, Katz SC, Rubin A, Somasundar P. Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: technical experience and interval follow-up in 22 patients with 33 ablations. J Surg Oncol 2012;106:905-910
38. Clasen S, Rempp H, Schmidt D, Schraml C, Hoffmann R, Claussen CD, et al. Multipolar radiofrequency ablation using internally cooled electrodes in ex vivo bovine liver: correlation between volume of coagulation and amount of applied energy. Eur J Radiol 2012;81:111-113
39. Lee JM, Han JK, Kim HC, Kim SH, Kim KW, Joo SM, et al. Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation of in vivo porcine liver: comparative studies of consecutive monopolar, switching monopolar versus multipolar modes. Invest Radiol 2007;42:676-683