Percutaneous Tumor Ablation in Medical Radiology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vogl, Thomas J. (Editor), Helmberger, Thomas K. (Editor), Mack, Martin G. (Editor), Reiser, Maximilian F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Medical Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Interventional radiology.; Oncology.; Surgery.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Interventional Radiology.

Thermal ablation has become an integral part of oncology, especially in the field of interventional oncology. This very comprehensive book encompasses the different technologies employed in thermal ablation, its indications and the results achieved in various clinical conditions. The first part of t...

Table of Contents:

• Percutaneous Tumor Ablation
• Basic Principles in Oncology
• Radiofrequency Ablation
• Microwave Ablation
• Laser Ablation
• Locoregional Chemotherapy Including Perfusion
• Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) in Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors
• CT-Guided HDR Brachytherapy: Challenging the Limits of Thermal Ablation
• Selective Internal Radiation Therapy
• Therapy with Intra-arterial Iodine-131-Lipiodol in Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
• Instillation of Alcohol
• Instillation of Bone Cement
• Clinical Indications
• Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) and Combined Therapies
• Percutaneous Alcohol Instillation
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
• LITT-HCC
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
• LITT
• Symptomatic Hemangiomas, Adenomas
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
• Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
• Laser-Induced Thermotherapy (LITT) in the Treatment of Lung Metastases
• Radiofrequency Ablation in Bone Metastases
• Head and Neck Lesions
• Breast
• Treatment Strategies (incl. Current Study Protocols and Flow-Charts)
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
• Bone.