Research Article
Computational FEM Model and Phantom Validation of Microwave Ablation for Segmental Microcalcifications in Breasts Using a Coaxial Double-Slot Antenna
Table 5
Parameters used in the FEM simulation.
| Parameter | Value | Reference |
| Input power, | 12 W | — | Frequency, | 2.45 GHz | — | Electrical conductivity of breast tissue, | 0.137 S·m−1 | [29] | Thermal conductivity of breast tissue, | 0.42 W·m−1·K−1 | [30] | Relative permittivity of breast tissue, | 5.1467 | [29] | Relative permeability of breast tissue, | 1 | — | Blood density, | 1040 kg·m−3 | [30] | Specific heat of blood, | 3639 J·kg−1·K−1 | [31] | Blood perfusion rate, | 0.0036 s−1 | [31] | Heat capacity of tricalcium phosphate at constant pressure, | 227.8 J·mol-1·K-1 | [32] | Density of tricalcium phosphate, | 3140 kg·m-3 | [33] | Thermal conductivity of tricalcium phosphate, | 0.612 W· m-1·K-1 | [34] | Relative permittivity of tricalcium phosphate, | 4.0296 | Measured | Electrical conductivity of tricalcium phosphate, | 0.1394 S·m-1 | Measured | Relative permeability of tricalcium phosphate, | 1 | — |
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