Experimental assessment on feasibility of computed tomography-based thermometry for radiofrequency ablation on tissue equivalent polyacrylamide phantom

• Main Authors: Tan, Daryl, Mohamad, Nurul Ashikin, Wong, Yin How, Yeong, Chai Hong, Cheah, Peng Loon, Sulaiman, Norshazriman, Abdullah, Basri Johan Jeet, Fabell, Mohd Kamil, Lim, Kok Sing
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23311/; https://doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2019.1610800

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of various computed tomography (CT) acquisition parameters and metal artifacts on CT number measurement for CT thermometry during CT-guided thermal ablation. Methods: The effects of tube voltage (100–140 kVp), tube current (20–250 mAs), pitch (0.6–1....