Application 05

Oncology

Identify, ablate and biopsy tumors on the same platform.

05.1

Tumor versus normal tissue

Tissue Conductivity Profiling (TCP) uses impedance spectroscopy to distinguish tumor from normal tissue.

05.2

Closed-loop ablation

Programmable Impedance Field Shaping (PIFS) steers current to ablate, then senses impedance to measure the extent of the ablation, check for residual tumor and retarget.

05.3

Guided tumor biopsy

TCP distinguishes cystic, calcified, vascular and neural components, with nerve localization when the biopsy path runs near neural pathways.