New experimental model for single liver lobe hyperthermia in small animals using non-directional microwaves.

Purpose: Our aim was to develop a new experimental model for in vivo hyperthermia using non-directional microwaves, applicable to small experimental animals. We present an affordable approach for targeted microwave heat delivery to an isolated liver lobe in rat, which allows rapid, precise and stable tissue temperature control.

Materials And Methods: A new experimental model is proposed.