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Purpose <p>High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) is a pulsed field ablation (PFA) technique that employs a series of high-voltage, microseconds-long positive and negative pulses, separated by interphase (d1) and interpulse (d2) delays to non-thermally ablate tissue. Previous experimental and computational data suggest an impact of delays on nerve excitation and electrochemical effects. However, the impact of delays on PFA outcomes, such as change in resistance and ablation generation, has only recently started to be elucidated.</p> Methods <p>While recording the applied voltage and currents, we delivered a series of increasing voltages, termed voltage ramps, into tuber and cardiac tissues using both needle electrode pairs and flat plate electrodes. Tissues were stained for metabolic activity to measure irreversible electroporation areas following treatment.</p> Results <p>Our findings support previous <i>in vitro</i> data that delays do not significantly affect ablation areas. While there were significant differences in applied current, resistance, and conductivity between different pulse widths at sub-electroporation electric fields, we found no significant differences after inducing electroporation between different delays and pulse widths. Consequently, since delays do not affect ablation areas or local conductivity, the data suggests that delays should not affect the electric field threshold or Joule heating within the tissue.</p> Conclusion <p>The findings presented here provide critical insights into electroporation-dependent tissue conductivity changes from H-FIRE with implications for improving H-FIRE parameterization and computational models for treatment planning in cancer and cardiac pulsed field ablation.</p>

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Effects of Interphase and Interpulse Delays on Tissue Impedance and Pulsed Field Ablation

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    2025年5月16日

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  • Edward J. Jacobs IV,
  • Pedro P. Santos,
  • Rafael V. Davalos

摘要

Purpose

High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) is a pulsed field ablation (PFA) technique that employs a series of high-voltage, microseconds-long positive and negative pulses, separated by interphase (d1) and interpulse (d2) delays to non-thermally ablate tissue. Previous experimental and computational data suggest an impact of delays on nerve excitation and electrochemical effects. However, the impact of delays on PFA outcomes, such as change in resistance and ablation generation, has only recently started to be elucidated.

Methods

While recording the applied voltage and currents, we delivered a series of increasing voltages, termed voltage ramps, into tuber and cardiac tissues using both needle electrode pairs and flat plate electrodes. Tissues were stained for metabolic activity to measure irreversible electroporation areas following treatment.

Results

Our findings support previous in vitro data that delays do not significantly affect ablation areas. While there were significant differences in applied current, resistance, and conductivity between different pulse widths at sub-electroporation electric fields, we found no significant differences after inducing electroporation between different delays and pulse widths. Consequently, since delays do not affect ablation areas or local conductivity, the data suggests that delays should not affect the electric field threshold or Joule heating within the tissue.

Conclusion

The findings presented here provide critical insights into electroporation-dependent tissue conductivity changes from H-FIRE with implications for improving H-FIRE parameterization and computational models for treatment planning in cancer and cardiac pulsed field ablation.