Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Meijerink, Martijn R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Scheffer, Hester J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Narayanan, Govindarajan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Interventional radiology .; Surgical oncology.; Radiotherapy.; Radiology.; Interventional Radiology.; Surgical Oncology.; Diagnostic Radiology.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical use of irreversible electroporation (IRE) - better known by its commercial name, NanoKnife - which is one of the most exciting new needle-guided cancer treatments. The coverage includes the history of IRE, general technique, preclinical res...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: History of image-guided tumor ablation
• History of electroporation. Preclinical Research: Multi-scale biophysical principles in clinical irreversible electroporation
• Numerical modelling for prediction and evaluation of treatment outcome
• The effect of irreversible electroporation on blood vessels, bile ducts, urinary tract, intestines and nerves. Technique, tips and tricks: Anaesthetic management during irreversible electroporation procedure
• Complications and procedures to enhance safety
• Treatment planning, needle insertion, image-guidance, endpoint Assessment
• Thermal effects of irreversible electroporation
•  Clinical practice: Irreversible electroporation of liver tumors
• Irreversible electroporation of pancreatic tumors
• Irreversible electroporation for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumors)
• Irreversible electroporation of kidney tumors
• Irreversible Electroporation of Prostate Tumors
• Irreversible electroporation of tumors within the pelvic cavity
• Irreversible Electroporation of Lung Tumors
•  Future prospectives: From local to systemic treatment: leveraging antitumor immunity following irreversible electroporation
• Future perspectives of IRE.