ABSTRACT
Every year, about 7 lalch Indians succumb to cancer, with an additional 10 lalch being newly diagnosed. In most cases, surgical removal of hepatocellular carcinoma is not a viable option. It has been shown that microwave coagulation therapy (MCT) is an effective alternative to resection in tissue and that it is safe. Other thermal ablation treatments have the advantage of being more rapid and producing an ablation region that is instantaneously hypoechoic on real-time ultrasound monitoring, as opposed to laser ablation. An intrusive technique is used in this treatment, which entails introducing a thin microwave coaxial slot antenna (operating at 5GHz) into the tumor in order to coagulate the cancer cells. When it comes to analyzing complex structures, the finite element approach is applied.
