Temperature-dependent dielectric properties of human uterine fibroids over microwave frequencies. 2021

Ghina Zia, and Jan Sebek, and Punit Prakash
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States of America.

Microwave ablation is under investigation as a minimally-invasive treatment for uterine fibroids. Computational models play a vital role in the development, evaluation and characterization of candidate ablation devices. The temperature-dependent dielectric properties of fibroid tissue are essential for accurate computational modeling.Objective:To measure the broadband temperature-dependent dielectric properties of uterine fibroids excised during hysterectomy procedures.Methods: The open-ended coaxial probe method was employed for measuring the broadband dielectric properties of freshly excised human uterine fibroid samples (n = 6) obtained from an IRB-approved tissue bank. The dielectric properties (relative permittivity,εr, and effective electrical conductivity,σeff) were evaluated at temperatures ranging from 23 °C-150 °C, over the frequency range of 0.5-6 GHz. Linear piecewise parametrization with respect to temperature and quadratic parametrization with respect to frequency was applied to characterize broadband temperature-dependent dielectric properties of fibroid tissue.Results: The baseline room temperature values ofεrvary from 57.5 ± 5.29 to 44.5 ± 5.77 units andσeffchanges from 0.91 ± 0.19 to 6.02 ± 0.7 S m-1over the frequency range of 0.5-6 GHz. At temperatures close to the water vaporization point,εr, drops considerably i.e. to 12%-14% of its baseline value for all measured frequencies.σeffvalues initially rise till 98 °C and then fall to 11%-13% of their baseline values at 125 °C for frequencies ≤2.45 GHz. Theσefffollows a decreasing trend for frequencies >2.45 GHz and drops to ∼6 % of their baseline room temperature values.Conclusion:The temperature dependent dielectric properties of uterine fibroid tissues over microwave frequency range are reported for the first time in this study. Parametric models of uterine fibroid dielectric properties are also presented for incorporation within computational models of microwave ablation of fibroids.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007889 Leiomyoma A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues. Fibroid,Fibroid Tumor,Fibroid Uterus,Fibroids, Uterine,Fibroma, Uterine,Fibromyoma,Leiomyoma, Uterine,Fibroid Tumors,Fibroid, Uterine,Fibroids,Fibromas, Uterine,Fibromyomas,Leiomyomas,Tumor, Fibroid,Tumors, Fibroid,Uterine Fibroid,Uterine Fibroids,Uterine Fibroma,Uterine Fibromas,Uterus, Fibroid
D008872 Microwaves That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum from the UHF (ultrahigh frequency) radio waves and extending into the INFRARED RAYS frequencies. EHF Waves,Extremely High Frequency Radio Waves,Micro Wave,Micro Waves,Ultrahigh Frequency Waves,Microwave Radiation,EHF Wave,Micro Waves,Microwave,Microwave Radiations,Radiation, Microwave,Ultrahigh Frequency Wave,Wave, EHF,Wave, Micro,Wave, Ultrahigh Frequency,Waves, Micro
D003198 Computer Simulation Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes. Computational Modeling,Computational Modelling,Computer Models,In silico Modeling,In silico Models,In silico Simulation,Models, Computer,Computerized Models,Computer Model,Computer Simulations,Computerized Model,In silico Model,Model, Computer,Model, Computerized,Model, In silico,Modeling, Computational,Modeling, In silico,Modelling, Computational,Simulation, Computer,Simulation, In silico,Simulations, Computer
D004553 Electric Conductivity The ability of a substrate to allow the passage of ELECTRONS. Electrical Conductivity,Conductivity, Electric,Conductivity, Electrical
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures

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