12 Interventional Radiology
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1 Radiography, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Ultrasonography: Principles and Indications
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11 Breast Imaging
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8 Head and Neck
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2 Correctly Using Imaging for Your Patients
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Radiofrequency Ablation Systems and Operating Mechanisms
Fig. 3.1 Schematic set up of liver RF treatment with assumed current pathways Elevated temperature is able to impair the cells via several ways. The primary manner of cell death…
Radiological Assessment and Follow-Up After Radiofrequency Ablation
Fig. 9.1 (a) Contrast-enhanced ultrasound image obtained 1 month after percutaneous RFA shows complete non-enhancement of the ablation zone. The ablation zone is irregular because of the location in the…
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation
Fig. 5.1 RFA performed under the guidance of ultrasound (a) and CT (b) 5.2 Patient Evaluation The joint expertise of an interdisciplinary oncology team involving hepatology, radiation therapy, medical oncology,…
Surgery vs. Radiofrequency Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Fig. 11.1 Overall survival (OS) at 1, 3 and 5 years in RCTs (Reprint from Yingqiang Wang et al. [5]) Recurrence-Free Survival Again, the RCTs showed no significant difference in…
