#$%^&*AU2016202454A120160512.pdf#####MICROWAVE ABLATION SYSTEM WITH USER-CONTROLLED ABLATION SIZE AND METHOD OF USE ABSTRACT A system (100) for planning an ablation procedure, the system (100) comprising: a plurality of ablation probes (112) and a generator (200) configured to couple to at least one of the plurality of ablation probes (112), the generator (200) including: a generator module (286) configured to generate energy suitable for ablating tissue a display (210) configured to display a user interface, the user interface configured to receive a user-selectable ablation shape and at least one probe parameter and a processor (282) configured to select at least one of the plurality of ablation probes (112) suitable for forming an ablation volume corresponding to the userselectable ablation shape based on the at least one probe parameter, the processor (282) being further configured to signal the display (210) to preview the at least one selected ablation probe (112).
