Effect of the relative position of electrode and stellate ganglion during thermal radiofrequency ablation: a simulation study.
Ramiro M IrastorzaMaite BovairaCarles García-VitoriaVíctor MuñozEnrique BerjanoPublished in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2021)
The findings suggest that the currently used SG RFA settings (i.e., 22 G-5 mm electrode, 90-s, 80 °C) may not be appropriate due to their inability to achieve an AZ that fully covers the SG cross section under certain circumstances, such as a large SG and non-optimal positioning of the RF electrode with respect to the SG center.