Finite element analysis on phase shift effect of multi-antenna array alignment for microwave liver ablation

Abstract

Microwave ablation for liver cancer treatment has been widely performed due to its minimal invasive technique both single and multi probe. Even though, multi antenna ablation system provide a larger destroy area, however effect of phase shift difference between each antenna is still challenge to be investigate for total ablation result. In this research, we propose a preliminary investigate of phase shift effect to a multi antenna system. Two probes array and three probes array was configured as a multi antenna liver ablation system based on each coaxial opened-slot antenna. By using FEM analyze, we present a full 3D simulation results of those multiple antenna system as phase shift between each probe was varied. Total destroy volume is effected significantly when phase shift was differed from 90°, 180° and 270°. © 2012 IEEE.