The Efficacy and Safety of a Microwave Ablation System with a Dipole Antenna Design Featuring Floating Sleeves and Anti-Phase Technology in Stereotactic Percutaneous Liver Tumor Ablation: Results from a Prospective Study
<b>Purpose</b>: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Surgnova Dophi™ M150E microwave ablation system in a prospective single-center observational study. <b>Methods</b>: A cohort of 50 patients with 77 primary or secondary liver tumors underwent CT-navigated stereotactic percutaneous microwave ablation with curative intention using the Surgnova Dophi™ M150E system. The endpoints were primary technique efficacy (PTE), number of complications, ablation defect dimensions, and sphericity index compared to previously reported findings. <b>Results</b>: The PTE was 97.4%, with complete ablation in 75 out of 77 tumors. Complications occurred in 10% of patients, with 4% classified as major. A comparison with previous in vivo data confirmed the reliability of the system in achieving reproducible and predictable ablation results. <b>Conclusions</b>: Stereotactic percutaneous microwave ablation with the Surgnova Dophi™ M150E system is safe and effective for liver tumor treatment.
Authors
- Alexandra Schlitt
- Christian Stroszczynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4828-0067)
- V. D. Mayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4269-5249)
- Ingo Einspieler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7353-2735)
- Lukas Luerken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9716-011X)
- Andrea Goetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0588-1963)
- Liang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8448-6754)
Institutions
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16244211
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74