"Microwaves" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum from the UHF (ultrahigh frequency) radio waves and extending into the INFRARED RAYS frequencies.
| Descriptor ID |
D008872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.358.500.505.810.500 G01.750.250.810.500 G01.750.770.721.500
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| Concept/Terms |
EHF Waves- EHF Waves
- EHF Wave
- Wave, EHF
- Extremely High Frequency Radio Waves
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microwaves" by people in Profiles.
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Odisio BC, Wah TM, Fotiadis N, Anton K, Yoon CJ, Stanziola J, Mamun A, Meyers EE, De Leon H. Safety and Effectiveness of Microwave Ablation of Liver Tumors: Initial Real-World Results from the Multinational NeuWave Observational Liver Ablation (NOLA) Registry. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 05; 36(5):813-822.e5.
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Sun G, Eisenbrey JR, Smolock AR, Lallas CD, Anton KF, Adamo RD, Shaw CM. Percutaneous Microwave Ablation versus Cryoablation for Small Renal Masses (=4 cm): 12-Year Experience at a Single Center. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2024 06; 35(6):865-873.
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Lee P, Makkena A, Tantawi M, Velasquez-Botero F, Eisenbrey JR, Shaw CM. Microwave ablation as a primary versus secondary treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Diagn Interv Radiol. 2023 03 29; 29(2):359-366.
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Malena L, Fiser O, Stauffer PR, Drizdal T, Vrba J, Vrba D. Feasibility Evaluation of Metamaterial Microwave Sensors for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring. Sensors (Basel). 2021 Oct 16; 21(20).
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Jaudzems K, Polenova T, Pintacuda G, Oschkinat H, Lesage A. DNP NMR of biomolecular assemblies. J Struct Biol. 2019 04 01; 206(1):90-98.
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Smolock AR, Cristescu MM, Hinshaw A, Woo KM, Wells SA, Ziemlewicz TJ, Lubner MG, Dalvie PS, Louis Hinshaw J, Brace CL, Ozkan OS, Lee FT, Laeseke P. Combination transarterial chemoembolization and microwave ablation improves local tumor control for 3- to 5-cm hepatocellular carcinoma when compared with transarterial chemoembolization alone. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 09; 43(9):2497-2504.
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Wernick BD, Quiros RM. A Novel Use of Microwave Ablation for Traumatic Liver Hemorrhage. Am Surg. 2018 Feb 01; 84(2):e64-e66.
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Cornman-Homonoff J, Miller ZA, Smirniotopoulos J, May BJ, Winokur RS, Pua BB, Schiffman MH. Preoperative Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Long Bone?Metastases Using a Parallel Medullary Approach for Reduction of Operative Blood Loss. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 07; 28(7):1069-1071.
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Carberry GA, Nocerino E, Cristescu MM, Smolock AR, Lee FT, Brace CL. Microwave Ablation of the Lung in a Porcine Model: Vessel Diameter Predicts Pulmonary Artery Occlusion. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2017 Oct; 40(10):1609-1616.
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Dob??cek Trefn? H, Crezee J, Schmidt M, Marder D, Lamprecht U, Ehmann M, Nadobny J, Hartmann J, Lomax N, Abdel-Rahman S, Curto S, Bakker A, Hurwitz MD, Diederich CJ, Stauffer PR, Van Rhoon GC. Quality assurance guidelines for superficial hyperthermia clinical trials : II.?Technical requirements for heating devices. Strahlenther Onkol. 2017 May; 193(5):351-366.