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A dual-slot microwave antenna for more spherical ablation zones: Ex vivo and in vivo validation
Chiang J, Brace CL.
Radiology; in press, 2013.
Microwave tumor ablation: Cooperative academic-industry development of a high-power gas-cooled system with early clinical results
Brace CL, Ziemlewicz TJ, Hinshaw JL, Lubner MG, Schefelker R, Lee FT Jr.
SPIE Proceedings; 858405:1-3, 2013.
A comparison of direct heating during radiofrequency and microwave ablation in ex vivo liver
Andreano A, Brace CL.
Cardiovasc and Intervent Radiol; 36:505-511, 2013.
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Visualizing ex vivo radiofrequency and microwave ablation zones using electrode vibration elastography
DeWall R, Varghese T, Brace CL.
Med Phys; 39:6692-6700, 2012.
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Contrast-doped hydrodissection during thermal ablation: Optimizing contrast concentration for improved visibility on computed tomography images
Campbell C, Lubner MG, Hinshaw JL, Munoz del Rio A, Brace CL.
Am J Roentgenology; 199:677-682, 2012.
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Flow-dependent vascular heat transfer during microwave thermal ablation
Chiang J, Hynes K, Brace CL.
IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc; 2012:5582-5585, 2012.
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High-powered microwave ablation with a small-gauge gas cooled antenna: Initial ex vivo and in vivo results
Lubner MG, Hinshaw JL, Lee FT Jr, Brace CL.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 23:405-11, 2012.
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Quantifying local stiffness variations in radiofrequency ablations with dynamic nanoindentation
DeWall R, Varghese T, Brace CL.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng; 59:728-35, 2012.
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High-powered gas-cooled microwave ablation: Shaft cooling creates and effective stick function without altering the ablation zone.
Knavel E, Hinshaw JL, Lubner MG, Andreano A, Lee FT Jr, Brace CL.
Am J Roentgenology; 198:W260-W265, 2012.
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Tissue dielectric measurement using an interstitial dipole antenna
Wang P, Brace CL.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng; 59:115-121, 2012.
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Thermal tumor ablation in clinical use
Brace CL.
IEEE Pulse; 2:28-38, 2011.
Learning assessment in a design-throughout-the-curriculum program
Chesler N, Brace CL, Tompkins W.
ASEE Meeting Digest; AC 2011-117:1-4, 2011.
Expanded modeling of temperature-dependent dielectric properties for microwave thermal ablation
Ji Z, Brace CL.
Phys Med Biol; 56:5249-5264, 2011.
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Dual-slot antennas for microwave tissue heating: Parametric design analysis and experimental validation.
Brace CL.
Med Phys; 38:4232-4240, 2011.
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Thermal ablation for the treatment of abdominal tumors
Brace CL, Hinshaw JL, Lubner MG.
J Vis Exp; Mar 7:1-4, 2011.
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Thermal ablation of lung tumors
Sonntag PD, Hinshaw JL, Lubner MG, Brace CL, Lee FT Jr.
Surg Oncol Clin N Am; 20:369-387, 2011.
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Principles of and advances in percutaneous ablation
Ahmed M, Brace CL, Lee FT Jr, and Goldberg SN.
Radiology; 258:351-369, 2011.
Temperature isotherms during pulmonary cryoablation and their correlation with the zone of ablation
Hinshaw JL, Durick NA, Leung W, Lee FT Jr, Sampson LA, and Brace CL.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 21:1424-1428, 2010.
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Microwave tissue ablation: Biophysics, technology, and applications.
Brace CL.
Crit Rev Biomed Eng; 38:65-78, 2010.
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Tissue contraction caused by radiofrequency and microwave ablation: A laboratory study in liver and lung.
Brace CL, Diaz TA, Hinshaw JL, Lee, FT Jr.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 21:1280-1286, 2010.
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Microwave tumor ablation: Mechanism of action, clinical results and devices.
Lubner MG, Brace CL, Hinshaw JL, Lee FT Jr.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 21:S192-203, 2010.
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Optimizing the protocol for pulmonary cryoablation: A comparison of a dual and triple freeze protocol
Hinshaw JL, Sampson LA, Lee FT Jr, Brace CL.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol; 33:1180-1185, 2010.
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Microwaves create larger ablations than radiofrequency when controlled for power in ex vivo tissue.
Andreano A, Huang Y, Meloni MF, Lee FT Jr, Brace CL.
Med Phys; 37:2967-2973, 2010.
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Ultrasound-based elastic modulus imaging for visualizing thermal ablation zones in a porcine model.
Jiang J, Brace CL, Andreano A, DeWall RJ, Rubert N, Fisher T, Varghese T, Lee FT Jr, Hall TJ.
Phys Med Biol; 55:2281-2306, 2010.
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Electrode displacement strain imaging of thermally-ablated liver tissue in an in vivo animal model.
Rubert N, Bharat S, DeWall RJ, Andreano A, Brace CL, Jiang J, Sampson LA, Varghese T.
Med Phys; 37:1075-1082, 2010.
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Tumor boundary estimation through time domain peaks monitoring: Numerical predictions and experimental results in tissue mimicking phantoms
Wang P, Brace CL, Converse M, Webster JW.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng; 56:2634-2641, 2009.
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Multiple-antenna microwave ablation: Spatially distributing power improves thermal profiles and reduces invasiveness.
Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Lee FT Jr and Brace CL.
J Interv Oncol; 2:65-72, 2009.
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Radiology-pathology correlation of pulmonary cryoablation in a porcine model.
Hinshaw JL, Durick NA, Leung W, Lee FT Jr, Warner TF, Sampson LA, and Brace CL.
J Interv Oncol; 2:73-79, 2009.
Microwave ablation technology: What every user should know
Brace CL.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol; 38:61-68, 2009.
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Periodic contrast-enhanced computed tomography for ablation treatment monitoring.
Brace CL, Mistretta CA, Hinshaw JL, Lee FT Jr.
IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc; 1:4299-4302, 2009.
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Microwave ablation versus radiofrequency ablation in the kidney: High-power triaxial antennas create larger ablation zones than similarly sized internally cooled electrodes
Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Lee FT Jr and Brace CL.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 20:1224-1229, 2009.
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Young's modulus reconstruction for radio-frequency ablation electrode-induced displacement fields: A feasibility study
Jiang JJ, Varghese T, Brace CL, Madsen EL, Hall TJ, Bharat S, Hobson MA, Zagzebski JA, Lee FT Jr.
IEEE Trans Medical Imaging; 28:1325-1334, 2009.
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Radiofrequency and microwave ablation of the liver, lung, kidney, and bone: what are the differences?
Brace CL.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol; 38:135-143, 2009.
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Pulmonary thermal ablation: Comparing radiofrequency and microwave devices using gross pathology and CT imaging
Brace CL, Hinshaw JL, Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, and Lee FT Jr.
Radiology; 251:705-711, 2009.
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Radiofrequency ablation: Simultaneous application of multiple electrodes via switching creates larger, more confluent ablations than sequential application
Brace CL, Sampson LA, Hinshaw JL, Sandhu N, and Lee FT Jr.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 20:118-124, 2009.
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Does selective intubation increase ablation zone size during pulmonary cryoablation?
Hinshaw JL, Lee FT Jr, Sampson LA, and Brace CL.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 19:1497-1501, 2008.
Temperature-dependent dielectric properties of liver tissue measured during thermal ablation: Toward an improved numerical model
Brace CL.
IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc; 1:230-233, 2008.
Microwave ablation with triaxial antennas tuned for lung: Results in an in vivo porcine model
Durick N, Laeseke PF, Broderick LS, Warner TM, Frey TM, Sampson LA, Van der Weide DW, Lee FT Jr, and Brace CL.
Radiology; 247:80-87, 2008.
Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation: comparison with a conventional cluster electrode in an in vivo porcine kidney model
Laeseke PF, Sampson LS, Frey TM, Mukherjee R, Winter TC III, Lee FT Jr and Brace CL.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 18:1005-1010, 2007.
Microwave ablation with multiple simultaneously powered small-gauge triaxial antennas: Results from an in vivo swine liver model
Brace CL, Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Frey TM, van der Weide DW and Lee FT Jr.
Radiology; 244:151-156, 2007.
Radiofrequency ablation with a high-power generator: Device efficacy in an in vivo porcine liver model
Brace CL, Laeseke PF, Frey TM, Sampson LS and Lee FT Jr.
Int J Hyperthermia; 23:387-294, 2007.
Multiple-electrode RF ablation of hepatic malignancies: Initial clinical experience
Laeseke PF, Frey TM, Brace CL, Sampson LS, Winter TW III and Lee FT Jr.
Am J Roentgenology; 188:1485-1494, 2007.
Microwave ablation with a single small-gauge triaxial antenna: In vivo porcine liver model
Brace CL, Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Frey TM, van der Weide DW and Lee FT Jr.
Radiology; 242:435-440, 2007.
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Multiple-electrode radiofrequency ablation creates confluent areas of necrosis: Results in in vivo porcine liver
Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Haemmerich D, Brace CL, Fine JP, Tatum TM, Winter TC III and Lee FT Jr.
Radiology; 241:116-124, 2006.
Electrical isolation of organs during radiofrequency ablation: 5% dextrose in water provides better protection than saline
Brace CL, Laeseke PF, Prasad V and Lee FT Jr.
IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc; 1:5021-5024, 2006.
Unintended thermal injuries from radiofrequency ablation: Protection with 5% dextrose in water
Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Brace CL, Winter TC III, Fine JP and Lee FT Jr.
Am J Roentgenology; 186:S249-S254, 2006.
Multiple-electrode RF ablation: Simultaneous production of separate zones of coagulation in an in vivo porcine liver model
Laeseke PF, Sampson LA, Haemmerich D, Brace CL, Fine JP, Tatum TM, Winter TC III and Lee FT Jr.
J Vasc Interv Radiol; 16:1727-1735, 2005.
Microwave ablation with a triaxial antenna: results in ex vivo bovine liver.
Brace CL, Laeseke PF, van der Weide DW and Lee FT Jr.
IEEE Trans Microw Theory Tech; 53:215-220, 2005.
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Analysis and experimental validation of a triaxial antenna for microwave tumor ablation
Brace CL, van der Weide DW, Lee FT Jr, Laeseke PF and Sampson LA.
IEEE IMS Digest; 3:1437-1440, 2004.
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