Description:
Thermal Ablation Therapy: Theory and Simulation includes detailed theoretical and technical concepts of thermal ablation therapy in different body organs. Concepts of ablation technology based on different thermal ablation methods are introduced, along with changes in the tissues' mechanical properties due to thermal denaturation. The book emphasizes the mathematical and engineering concepts of RF and MW energy propagation through tissues and where high heating rates produced by MW systems can overcome the heat-sink effects from nearby vessels. The design and tuning of the MW antennas to deliver energy efficiently to specific organ systems such as the liver or lung is also covered.
Other sections cover the computational modeling of radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation procedures for developing and implementing new efficient ablation in clinical systems, numerical simulations for different scenarios of different organs with different size using RF and MW ablation systems with different antennas'/probes design and configurations, and numerical techniques for temperature profile in tissues.
Brief description: Yanhui Guo is currently an Assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Springfield, USA. He received his B. S. degree in Automatic Control from Zhengzhou University, China, M.S. degree in Pattern Recognition and Intelligence System from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, and Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computer Science, Utah State University, USA. Dr. Guo has published more than 80 journal papers and 30 top conference papers, completed 11 grant funded research projects, and worked as an associate editor of different international journals, reviewers for top journals and conferences. His research area includes neutrosophic theory, computer vision, machine learning, big data analytics, computer aided detection/diagnosis, and computer assist surgery.