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	—