Contribution of Direct Heating, Thermal Conduction and Perfusion During Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation

Fig. (11) MW Ablation 3-6 Min with perfusion - Temperature increase ∆T due to direct heating (blue), thermal conduction (red), and perfusion (green). In the time between 3 minutes and 6 minutes of the ablation procedure, thermal conduction contributes significantly to tissue heating in the range from 20mm to 30mm radially.