TABLE 1. Overview of Previous NiRFH Systems and Associated Parameters.
Author | Year | #Pat | #TM | LTT | RF Device | Freq (MHz) | Power (W) | S-cool | TT (mins) | MTher | Heating Success |
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Moffat et al.9,27 | 1983, 1985 | 178 | 38 | MET | IIMS-100 Capacitive | 13.56 | 65–360 | NR | 60–230 | TC/FO | 100% < 40°C |
Petrovich et al.13 | 1989 | 49 | 49 | MET | BSD-1000 Phased array | 55 | 780 | NR | 45–60 | TC | 43% < 40°C |
Nagata et al.10,11 | 1990, 1997 | 173 | 77 | HM | Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive | 8 | 800–1300 | WB | 40–50 | TC | 40% < 40°C |
Hamazoe et al.26 | 1991 | 17 | 17? | HM | Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive | 8 | 700–1300 | NR | 40–50 | TC | 47% < 42°C |
Seong et al.14 | 1994 | 84 | 16 | uHCC | Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive | 8 | 600–800 | SB | 30 | TC | 6.3% < 40°C |
Urata et al.15 | 1995 | 7 | 7 | HM | BSD-1000 Phased array | 60–90 | NR | WB | 15–30 | TR | 0% < 40°C |
Yamamoto & Tanaka16 | 1997 | 45 | 26 | HM | Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive | 8 | 500–1100 | SB | 50 | TC | 65% < 42°C |
Noh et al.12 | 2014 | 3 pigs | 3 | NL | Celsius TCS Capacitive | 13.56 | 40–200 | WB | 60 | FO | 100% < 40°C |
NR designates not recorded. Patient numbers (#Pat) Number of temperatures measured (#TM) Liver Tissue Type (LTT); MET (Metastatic); Hepatic Malignancies (HM); unresectable HCC (uHCC); Normal Liver (NM); Surface cooling technique (S-cool); Treatment Time (TT, mins), method of thermometry (MTher); Water bolus (WB); Saline bolus (SB); Thermal Couple (TC); Fiber Optic (FO); Thermistor (TR).