Introduction of WG 1 by Raquel Conceição.
Dielectric measurements: good practices & novel methods
11:25 – 11:40 Dielectric measurements best-practices guideline by Lourdes Farrugia.
11:40 – 12:00 Open-access data repository of dielectric and thermal properties of biological tissues by Daniela Godinho and Julian Bonello.
12:00 – 12:20 Preliminary Database of 3D MRI-derived breast tissues and tumour models for microwave imaging diagnosis by Ana Catarina Pelicano, Maria Gonçalves, Daniela Godinho, Raquel Conceição.
12:20 – 12:40 Dielectric permittivity measurement using open-ended coaxial probe – modeling and simulation based on the simple capacitive-load model by Anđela Matković, Antonio Sarolic.
12:40 – 13:00 Initial observations regarding the measurement of dielectric properties of human teeth: an approach to measure solids with an open ended coaxial probe by Mariya Berezhanska, Daniela Godinho, Raquel Conceição.
14:30 – 14:50 The effect of freezing and thawing on dielectric permittivity of bovine tissues by Anđela Matković, Antonio Sarolic.
14:50 – 15:10 Application of artificial neural networks for accurate determination of the complex permittivity of biological tissue by Julian Bonello.
15:10 – 15:30 Talk by Assist. Prof. Onur Bugdayci Medical Doctor – Radiologist.
Temperature-dependent dielectric properties (chaired by Julian Bonello)
15:30 – 15:50 Dependence of dielectric properties of biological tissues from the temperature: why it is important to know, what is known, what should be known by Marta Cavagnaro.
15:50 – 16:10 Dependence of temperature-dependent dielectric properties on rate of heating by Julian Bonello.
16:10 – 16:30 Preliminary investigation of the impact of the setup calibration temperature on dielectric measurement data of biological samples at hyperthermic and ablative temperatures by Simona Di Meo.
16:30 – 16:50 Characterisation of thermal property in ex vivo samples and thermal measurement challenges by Nuno Silva.
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Tuesday, 5th July, 2022
Welcome and Introduction to WG2 by Maarten Paulides.
09:20 – 09:40 Hyperthermia treatment monitoring via deep learning microwave imaging by Alvaro Yago Ruiz.
09:40 – 10:00 Clinical performance of the BSD2000-3D/MR Hybrid System by Marianne Göger-Neff1.
10:00 – 10:20 Microwave imaging as a way for thermal ablation monitoring: potentialities and limitations by Rosa Scapaticci1.
10:40 – 11:00 Focused ultrasound for thermal therapy by Roel Deckers.
11:00 – 11:20 Healthy tissue sparing in magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia (MNP-HT) by Theodoros Samaras1.
11:20 – 11:40 Hyperthermia for cancer drug delivery by Maya Thanou.
11:40 – 12:00 Antenna Excitation Optimization with Deep Learning for Microwave Breast Hyperthermia by Gülşah Yıldız.
12:00 – 12:20 Development of an universal deep hyperthermia treatment planning tool by Tomas Drizdal.
12:35 – 13:05 Dielectric property retrieval with neural networks from open-ended coaxial probe response by Sulayman Joof, Cemanur Aydinalp, Mehmet Nuri Akinci, Tuba Yilmaz, Ibrahim Akduman.
Introduction to WG 3 by Martin O’Halloran & Giuseppe Ruvio.
14:45 – 15:45 Faith project (User Experience Design + Tips & Tricks in Horizon Europe proposal writing) by Giuseppe Frau & Linda Napoletano.
16:15 – 16:30 Commercialization of EM medical devices by Prof. Ibrahim Akduman.
16:30 – 16:45 Analysis of clinical research data by Aleksandar Janjic.
16:45 – 17:15 Investment for Medtech Startups.
17:15 – 17:30 WG3 Survey results & closing by Martin O’Halloran & Giuseppe Ruvio.
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Wednesday, 6th July, 2022
09:30 – 10:00 Dielectric property retrieval with neural networks from open-ended coaxial probe response by Sulayman Joof, Cemanur Aydinalp, Mehmet Nuri Akinci, Tuba Yilmaz, Ibrahim Akduman.
Sessions dedicated to new members, publications, STSMs & ITC conference grants.
Topics related to Working group 1: Advancing knowledge of dielectric and thermal properties.
10:00 – 10:20 Experimental systematic analysis of the sample water content impact on the variability in dielectric measurement data by Simona Di Meo.
10:20 – 10:40 Muscle and adipose mimicking solutions for applications in microwave medical devices by Daphne Caligari Conti.
11:00 – 11:20 Predictions of liver dielectric properties using Bruggemann mixture equation for microwave medical applications by Jonathan Farrugia.
11:20 – 11:40 A numerical investigation of the dispersion law of materials by means of multi-length TDR data by Iman Farhat.
11:40 – 12:00 Extracting dielectric properties for MRI-based phantoms for axillary microwave imaging devices by Daniela M. Godinho, João M. Felício, Tiago Castela, Nuno A. Silva, M. Lurdes Orvalho, Carlos A. Fernandes and Raquel C. Conceição.
12:00 – 12:20 Microwave dielectric property characterization with open-ended coaxial probe by Cemanur Aydinalp.
12:20 – 12:40 Thermal and optical characterisation of SiliGlass phantoms by Urban Simoncic, Klemen Vrhovec, Iztok Prislan, Matija Milanic.
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Topics related to Working group 2: Better thermal-based EM therapeutics
12:40 – 13:00 Development and classification of anatomically realistic breast tumour models for microwave imaging: a preliminary study by Ana Catarina Pelicano.
14:30 – 14:50 Characterisation of a microwave ablation system by Federico Cilia
14:50 – 15:10 Advances in air-operated breast and axillary microwave imaging systems by Daniela Godinho.
15:10 – 15:30 Coaxial Slot Antenna Array Design for Microwave Ablation and Monitoring by Ahmet Bilir, Oguz Kaan Erden, and Sema Dumanli.
