Defining the Parameters for Endovenous Microwave Ablation to Achieve Equivalence With Endovenous Laser Ablation, Using the Porcine Liver Model
Anjali Bachetta,
Simon Cheung,
Emma R. Moore
et al.
Abstract:Aims Endovenous microwave ablation (EMWA) is an endovenous thermoablation (EVTA) system to ablate incompetent truncal veins. Early results suggest that EMWA uses more power than endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) to get the same results. We aimed to define the parameters for EMWA, which give the same tissue ablation as EVLA, using the validated porcine liver model. Methods EVLA (1470 nm 600 micron radial fibre) treatments were performed at 6 W, 8 W and 10 W, at pullback speeds of 6, 7, 8 and 9 s/cm, giving Linea… Show more
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