Liver ablation publications

Journal Papers

• Bertram, J. M., Yang, D., Converse, M. C., Webster, J. G., Mahvi, D. M., Antenna design for microwave hepatic ablation using an axisymmetric electromagnetic model , BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 5, 15, 2006.
• Bertram, J. M., Yang, D., Converse, M. C., Webster, J. G., Mahvi, D. M., A review of coaxial-based interstitial antennas for hepatic microwave ablation , Crit. Rev. Biomed. Eng., 34, 187-213, 2006.
• Cha, C.H., Lee, F.T.jr., Gurney, J.M., Markhardt, B.K., Warner, T.F., Kelcz, F., Mahvi, D.M., Rationale for the combination of cryoablation with surgical resection of hepatic tumors, J. Gastrointest. Surg., 5, 206-13, 2001.
• Cha, C.H., Lee, F.T.jr., Rikkers, L.F., Niederhuber, J.E., Nguyen, B.T., Mahvi, D.M., CT versus sonography for monitoring radiofrequency ablation in a porcine liver, AJR Am. J. Roentgenol., 175, 705-11, 2000.
• Chinn, S.B., Lee, F.T.jr., Kennedy, G.D., Chinn, C., Johnson, C.D., Winter III, T.C., Warner, T.F., Mahvi, D.M., Effect of vascular occlusion on radiofrequency ablation of the liver: results in a porcine model, 176(3): p. 789-95
• Consiglieri, L., dos Santos, I., Haemmerich, D., Theoretical calculation of the heat convection coefficient in large vessels and the significance for thermal ablative therapies, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 48, 4125-4134, 2003, © IOP Publishing LTD.
• Haemmerich, D., Webster, J. Automatic control of finite element models for temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation, BioMedical Engineering Online, 2005, 4:42
• Haemmerich, D., Schutt, D. Santos, I., Webster, J. Mahvi, D. Measurement of temperature-dependent specific heat of biological tissues, Physiol. Meas., 26: 59-67, 2005.
• Haemmerich, D., Icaro dos Santos, Schutt, D.J., Webster, J.G., Mahvi, D.M.,In vitro measurements of temperature-dependent specific heat of liver tissue, submitted to Medical Engineering & Physics, 2005
• Haemmerich, D., Lee, F.T. jr., Schutt, D.J., Sampson, L.A., Webster, J.G., Mahvi, D.M., Large Volume Radiofrequency Ablation of Ex Vivo Bovine Liver with Multiple Cooled Cluster Probes, Radiology, 234, 563-568, 2005.
• Haemmerich, D., Wright, A.S., Mahvi, D.M., Lee, F.T.jr., and Webster, J.G., Hepatic bipolar radiofrequency ablation creates lesions close to blood vessels - A Finite Element study, Med. Biol. Eng. Comput., 41, 317-323, 2003.
• Haemmerich, D., Chachati, L., Wright, A.S., Mahvi, D.M., Lee, F.T.jr., and Webster, J.G., Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation with Internally Cooled Probes: Effect of Coolant Temperature on Lesion Size, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 50, 493-500, 2003.
• Haemmerich, D., Staelin, S.T., Tsai, J.Z., Tungjitkusolmun, S., Mahvi, D.M., and Webster, J.G., In-Vivo Electrical Conductivity of Hepatic Tumors, Physiol. Meas., 24, 251-260, 2003.
• Haemmerich, D., Tungjitkusolmun, S., Staelin, S.T., Lee, F.T.jr., Mahvi, D.M., and Webster, J.G., Finite element analysis of hepatic multiple probe radio-frequency ablation, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 49, 836-842, 2002.
• Haemmerich, D., Staelin, S.T., Tungjitkusolmun, S., Lee, F.T.jr., Mahvi, D.M., and Webster, J.G., Hepatic bipolar radio-frequency ablation between separated multiprong electrodes, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 48, 1145-1152, 2001.
• Haemmerich, D., Ozkan, O., Tsai, J.-Z., Staelin, S., Tungjitkusolmun, S., Mahvi, D.M., and Webster, J.G., Changes of electrical resistivity of swine liver after occlusion and postmortem, Med. Biol. Eng. Comput., 48, 29-33, 2002.
• Kim, C., O'Rourke, A. P., Mahvi, D. M., Webster, J. G. Finite-element analysis of ex vivo and in vivo hepatic cryoablation , IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 54, 1177-85, 2007.
• Lee, F.T.jr., Haemmerich, D., Wright, A.S., Mahvi, D.M., Sampson, L.A., Webster, J.G., Multiple Probe Radiofrequency Ablation: Pilot Study in an Animal Model, J Vasc Interv Radiol, 14, 1437-42, 2003.
• Lee, F.T.jr., Chosy, S.G., Littrup, P.J., Warner, T.F., Kuhlman, J.E., Mahvi, D.M., CT-monitored percutaneous cryoablation in a pig liver model: pilot study, Radiology, 211, 687-92, 1999.
• Lee, F.T.jr., Chosy, S.G., Webser, S.M., Littrup, P.J., Warner, T.F., Mahvi, D.M., Hepatic cryosurgery via minilaparotomy in a porcine model: an alternative to open cryosurgery, Surg Endosc, 13, 253-9, 1999.
• Lee, F.T.jr., Mahvi, D.M., Chosy, S.G., Onik, G.M., Wong, W.S., Littrup, P.J., Scanlan, K.A., Mahvi, D.M., Hepatic cryosurgery with intraoperative US guidance, Radiology, 202, 624-32, 1997.
• Meredith, K., Haemmerich, D., Qi, C., Mahvi, D.M., Hepatic resection but not radiofrequency ablation results in tumor growth and increased growth factor expression, Ann. Surg., 245, 771-76, 2007.
• Mahvi, D.M., Lee, F.T.jr., Radiofrequency ablation of hepatic malignancies: is heat better than cold?, Ann. Surg., 230, 9-11, 1999.
• O'Rourke, A.P., Lazebnik, M., Bertram, J. M., Converse, M. C., Hagness, S.C., Webster, J. G., Mahvi, D.M. Dielectric properties of human normal, malignant and cirrhotic liver tissue: in vivo and ex vivo measurements from 0.5 to 20 GHz using a precision open-ended coaxial probe , Phys Med Biol, 52, 4707-19, 2007
• O'Rourke, A.P., Haemmerich, D., Prakash, P., Converse, M. C., Mahvi, D.M., Webster, J.G. Current status of liver tumor ablation devices, Exp Rev Med Dev, 4(4), 523-37, 2007
• Pareek G., Wilkinson E.R., Schutt D.J., Will J.A., Warner T.F., Haemmerich D., Mahvi D.M., Nakada S.Y., Hemostatic partial nephrectomy using bipolar radio frequency ablation, Br. J. Urology, 96, 1101-4
• Prakash, P., Converse, M. C., Webster, J. G., Mahvi, D. M. Measurement of specific heat capacity of liver phantom , Physiol. Meas., 27, N41-46, 2006.
• Prakash, P., Deng, G., Converse, M. C., Webster, J. G., Mahvi, D. M., Ferris, M. C. Design optimization of a robust sleeve antenna for hepatic microwave ablation , Phys. Med. Biol., 53, 1057-69, 2008.
• Tangwongsan, C., Will, J. A., Webster, J. G., Meredith, K. L., Mahvi, D. M. In vivo measurement of swine endocardial convective heat transfer coefficient , IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 51, 1478-1486, 2004.
• Tungjitkusolmun, S., Staelin, S., Haemmerich, D., Cao, H., Tsai, J.-Z., Cao, H., Webster, J.G., Lee, F.T., Mahvi, D.M., Vorperian, V.R., Three-dimensional finite element analyses for radio-frequency hepatic tumor ablation, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 49, 3-9, 2002.
• Weber, S.M., Lee, F.T.jr., Warner, T.F., Chosy, S.G., Mahvi, D.M., Hepatic cryoablation: US monitoring of extent of necrosis in normal pig liver, Radiology, 207, 73-7, 1998.
• Weber, S.M., Lee, F.T.jr., Chinn, D.O., Warner, T.F., Chosy, S.G., Mahvi, D.M., Perivascular and intralesional tissue necrosis after hepatic cryoablation: results in a porcine model, Surgery, 122, 742-7, 1997.
• Wright A.S., Mahvi D.M., Haemmerich, D., Lee, F.T.jr., Minimally Invasive Approaches in Management of Hepatic Tumors, Surg. Technol. Int., 11, 144-53, 2003.
• Wright A.S., Lee, F.T.jr., Mahvi D.M.Hepatic Microwave Ablation with Multiple Antennae Results in Synergistically Larger Zones of Coagulation Necrosis, Ann. Surg. Onc., 10, 275-83, 2003.
• Yang, D., Bertram, J. M., Converse, M. C., O'Rourke, A. P., Webster, J. G., Hagness, S. C., Will, J. A., Mahvi, D. M., A floating sleeve antenna yields localized hepatic microwave ablation , IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 53, 533-537, 2006.
• Yang, D., Converse, M. C., Mahvi, D. M., Webster, J. G., Measurement and Analysis of Tissue Temperature During Microwave Liver Ablation , IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 54(1), 150-155, 2007.
• Yang, D., Converse, M. C., Mahvi, D. M., Webster, J. G., Expanding the bioheat equation to include tissue internal water evaporation during heating , IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., 54(8), 1382-1388, 2007.

Conference Proceedings

• Haemmerich D., Schutt D.J., Will J.A., Striegel R.M., Webster J.G., Mahvi D.M., A Device for Radiofrequency Assisted Hepatic Resection, EMBC 2004, San Francisco, September 2004
• Haemmerich D., Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation - Overview from an Engineering Perspective, Minisymposium on Applications of RF to Tissue Ablation, EMBC 2004, San Francisco, September 2004.
• Haemmerich, D., Webster, J.G., Mahvi, D.M., Thermal Dose versus Temperature as Lesion Boundary Estimate, Short Paper & Presentation , EMBC 2003, Cancun, September 2003.
• Haemmerich D., Lee, F.T.jr., Wright A.S., Mahvi D.M., Webster J.G., Multiple Probe Radiofrequency Ablation: Rapid Switching versus Simultaneous Power Application in a Computer Model, Abstract & Presentation (4 MB), Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, December 2002.
• Haemmerich D., Lee, F.T.jr., Chachati, L., Wright A.S., Mahvi D.M., Webster J.G., A Device That Allows for Multiple Simultaneous Radiofrequency Ablations in Separated Areas of the Liver with Impedance-controlled Cool-tip probes: An ex vivo Feasibility Study, Abstract & Presentation, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, December 2002.
• Haemmerich, D., Mahvi, D.M., Lee, F.T.jr., and Webster, J.G., RF ablation at audio frequencies preferentially targets tumor - A Finite Element Study, Short Paper &

  Haemmerich, D., Lee, F.T.jr., Wright, A.S., Mahvi, D.M., and Webster, J.G., Multiple Probe Hepatic Radio-Frequency Ablation: ex-vivo experiments in the porcine model, Proceedings EMBC 2001, Istanbul, October 2001.
• Haemmerich, D., Ozkan, O., Tsai, J.-Z., Staelin, S., Tungjitkusolmun, S. and Webster, J.G., Electrical Resistivity of K12/TRb Tumors versus normal liver tissue, Abstract & Presentation (3.5 MB) for World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Chicago, July 2000.
• Lee, F.T.jr., Haemmerich D., Wright A.S., Johnson C., Mahvi D.M., Webster J.G., Device That Allows for Multiple Simultaneous Radiofrequency Ablations in Separated Areas of the Liver: A Feasibility Study in the Porcine Model, Abstract & Presentation, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 2001.
• Wright A.S., Lee, F.T.jr., Mahvi D.M., Optimization of a Novel Microwave Tumor Ablation System in an in vivo Porcine Liver Model, Abstract & Poster, Society for the Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Francisco, May 2002.
• Wright A.S., Lee, F.T.jr., Mahvi D.M., Hepatic Microwave Ablation with Multiple Antennae Results in Synergistically Larger Zones of Coagulation Necrosis, Abstract & Presentation (17 MB), Society for Surgical Oncology, Denver, March 2002.
• Wright A.S., Lee, F.T.jr., Johnson C., Mahvi D.M., Comparison of Microwave and Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tissue in a Porcine in Vivo Model, Abstract & Presentation (3.5 MB), Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 2001.
• Wright A.S., Lee, F.T.jr., Johnson C., Mahvi D.M., Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Tissue: Simultaneous Use of Multiple Probes Results in Large Areas of Tissue Necrosis, Abstract & Presentation. Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 2001.

Others

• Haemmerich, D., Finite Element Modeling of Hepatic Radio Frequency Ablation, PhD Dissertation, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, December 2001.
• Haemmerich, D., Ablative Therapies for Cancer Treatment, Seminar (7 MB), Dept. Medical Physics, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, October 2003.
• Lee, F.T.jr., Minimally Invasive Treatment of Malignant Hepatic Tumors, Presentation (12 MB), Refresher Course for Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL. November 2001
• Tangwongsan, C., Measurement of in vivo Endocardial and Hepatic Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient, PhD Dissertation, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2003.
• Tungjitkusolmun, S., PhD Final Defense: Finite element modeling of radiofrequency cardiac and hepatic ablation, Power Point presentation (3.0 MB), July 15, 2000.
• Tungjitkusolmun, S., Finite element modeling of radio-frequency cardiac and hepatic ablation, PhD Dissertation, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, August 2000.
• Wright, A.S., Developing New Technology for Local Tumor Control: A Bioengineering Approach, Presentation (8 MB), Department of Surgery 4th Friday Research Seminar, University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, January 2002.
• Wright, A.S., Basic Science: Liver Anatomy and Physiology, Presentation (53 MB), Basic Science Conference, University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, November 2001.
• Wright, A.S., Basic Science: Liver Anatomy and Physiology, Presentation (53 MB), Basic Science Conference, University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery, November 2001.
• Yang, D., Measurements, Antenna Design, and Advanced Computer Modeling for Microwave Tissue Ablation , PhD Dissertation, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, December 2005.

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