Next generation microwave dielectric heating apparatus : A preliminary fundamental electric study

Katsuyoshi Tabuse¹ Jyoichi Goto² Toshiaki Kaitsuji² 

¹Department of Surgery, Osaka Minami Medical Center ²Sunny Engineering Co. Ltd. 

A new evolution of the microwave surgery : Development of a new surgical device using microwave and its application

Tohru Tani¹ Yoshimasa Kurumi¹ Shigehisa Naka¹ Shigehiro Morikawa¹ Koichi Demura¹ 

¹Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science 

Endoscopic therapy in a gynecologic field

Kentaro Takahashi¹ 

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science 

Perspective of CT guided percutaneous therapies for peripheral lung tumor

Kinya Furukawa¹ Kishi Koji² Harubumi Kato³ 

¹Department of Chest Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Kasumigaura Hospital ²Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Kasumigaura Hospital ³Department of Chest Surgery, Tokyo Medical University 

Microwave antennas for thermal therapy : Several approaches for clinical applications

Kazuyuki Saito¹ Koichi Ito² 

¹Research Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University ²Granduate School of Engineering, Chiba University 

The treatment-strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Kazuya Kariyama¹ Akiko Wakuta¹ Masayuki Kishida¹ Mamoru Nishimura¹ Toshihiro Higashi¹ 

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama City Hospital 

Secondary prevention of recurrence by interferon therapy after ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C patients

Toru Ishikawa¹ 

¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Niigata Second Hospital 

The results of radiofrequency ablation therapy (RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Toshiya Horibe¹ Jyunichi Taira¹ Kosei Kudo¹ Ryou Metoki¹ Katsutoshi Sugimoto¹ Yoshihiro Furuichi¹ Hiroyuki Kamamoto¹ Masahiko Yamada¹ Takeo Miyahara¹ Yasuharu Imai¹ Ikuo Nakamura¹ Fuminori Moriyasu¹ 

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Medial University 

Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) for radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma

Yasuaki Suzuki¹ Masami Abe¹ Yayoi Hosoki¹ Masako Suzuki¹ Shigeki Miyoshi¹ Mitsutaka Inoue¹ Masumi Ohhira¹ Takaaki Ohtake¹ Yutaka Kohgo¹ 

¹Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hematology / Oncology, Asahikawa Medical College 

The strategy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Yuko Takami¹ Hideki Saitsu¹ Motonori Saku¹ 

¹Center for Liver Diseases & Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center 

Indication and results of thermal ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hiroki Sakaguchi¹ Takahiro Yasuda¹ Hideki Fujii¹ Hiroko Kurooka¹ Sawako Kobayashi¹ Yuji Nakayama¹ Shuji Iwai¹ Hirokazu Kadoya¹ Hiroyasu Morikawa¹ Masaru Enomoto¹ Akihiro Tamori¹ Tadashi Takeda¹ Shuichi Seki¹ Norifumi Kawada¹ 

¹Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University 

Electricity-based RFA method for the liver tumors

Chiaki Yasui¹ Keita Oogake² Tsukasa Aihara¹ Shin-ichi Ikuta¹ Hidenori Yoshie¹ Hiroya Iida¹ Takashi Kawai¹ Syouichi Kikuchi¹ Katsufumi Tanigaki² Hidenori Yanagi¹ Masao Mitsunobu¹ Naoki Yamanaka¹ 

¹Department of Surgery, Meiwa General Hospital ²Clinical Engineering, Meiwa General Hospital 

Effective artifical ascites for RFA : whether we should use saline or 5% glucose solution?

Masataka Seike¹ Tsutomu Yamashita² Katuro Himeno¹ Junya Oribe¹ Megumi Inoue¹ Yukoh Takahashi¹ Toshiyuki Shigemitsu² Tetsu Mori² Koichi Honda¹ Hironobu Yoshimatu¹ 

¹Department of Anatomy, Biology and Medicine, Internal Medicine 1, Faculty of Medicine Oita University ²Department of Internal Medicine, Sugimura Memorial Hospital 

A case of hepatocellular carcinoma successfully treated by percutaneous radiofrequency Ablation using the laparoscopic artificial ascites technique

Sawako Kobayashi¹ Hiroki Sakaguchi¹ Jin Kotani¹ Madoka Toyama¹ Takahiro Yasuda¹ Hideki Fujii¹ Hiroko Kurooka¹ Yuji Nakayama¹ Shuji Iwai¹ Masaru Enomoto¹ Akihiro Tamori¹ Daiki Habu¹ Tadashi Takeda¹ Norifumi Kawada¹ Shuichi Seki¹ 

¹Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University 

CT-assisted radiofrequency ablation using real-time virtual sonography for hepatocellular carcinoma undetectable with conventional sonography

Motoki Nakai¹ Morio Sato² Shinya Sahara² Nobuyuki Kawai² Masashi Kimura² 

¹Department of Radiology, Hidaka General Hospital ²Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University 

A case of liver tumor treated with percutaneous low output microwave tissue coagulation therapy using s new needle electrode 1 mm in diameter

Akihiro Sawamura¹ Hideki Inoue¹ Takashi Iwata¹ Ichirou Nagamine¹ Kazuma Shimura¹ 

¹Department of Surgery, Shimura Hospital 

Local ablation therapy adjunct to radical hepatectomy in treating multiple bilobar colorectal cancer metastases

Kuniya Tanaka¹ Kenichi Matsuo¹ Yasuhiko Nagano¹ Itaru Endo¹ Shinji Togo¹ Hiroshi Shimada¹ 

¹Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine 

Thermal destructive therapy for colorectal liver metastases

Masaharu Odo¹ Takeharu Maeda¹ Naoya Yoshida¹ Nobutaka Sato¹ Kenichiro Yamamoto¹ Shinichiro Tanaka¹ Takashi Kurisaki¹ Katsuo Haga¹ Shigeru Katabuchi¹ Satoshi Ikei¹ 

¹Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center 

Treatment outcome and local control of radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastases

Takuya Nakai¹ Kiyotaka Okuno¹ 

¹Department of Surgery, Kinki University School of Medicine 

Transperineal microwave needle ablation of prostate under transrectal prostate sonography in symptomatic benign rostatic hyperplasia

Akihide Hirayama¹ Atsushi Yamada¹ Yasushi Nakai¹ Nobumichi Tanaka¹ Takashi Otani¹ Kiyohide Fujimoto¹ Yoshihiko Hirao¹ 

¹Department of Urology, Nara Medical University 

Experience of retroperitoneoscope-assisted partial nephrectomy using a microwave tissue coagulator for non-exophytic small RCC

Tadasuke Ando¹ Yuji Hirata¹ Toshitaka Shin¹ Takeshi Fujii¹ Daisaku Nakano¹ Fuminori Sato¹ Hiromitsu Mimata¹ 

¹Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University 

MR-compatible electrode and navigation system for MR-guided microwave endometrial ablation

Shigehiro Morikawa¹ Koichiro Murakami² Koichi Demura² Koichi Wakikaido² Shigeyuki Naka² Yoshimasa Kurumi² Tohru Tani² Hasnine A Haque³ Hiroshi Omomo⁴ Eiichi Uemura⁵ Masahito Morita¹ Toshihiro Inubushi¹ 

¹Biomedical MR Science Center, Shiga University of Medical Science ²Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science ³GE Yokogawa Medical Systems ⁴Nipro, Inc. ⁵Alfresa Pharma, Inc.