Fig. 3.1 The transducer is the most fragile part of the ultrasound unit and should be protected from drop damage during storage and scanning Fig. 3.2 During sterilization of intracavity…
Fig. 26.1 2D CT image and the relevant 3D images. (a) The original CT image of the patient. (b) The surface rendering image of the liver (brown), the tumor (yellow),…
Author Therapy No. of tumors Diameter (cm) Volume of ascites (ml) TER (%) LTP (%) Follow-up (months) Complication (%) Nishimura et al. [12] RFA 46 2.0 500–2,000 100 4.5–5.7 12…
Fig. 28.1 (a) A real-time virtual navigation system. The transmitter is fixed to the operation bed (arrow). (b) A magnetic sensor is applied to the sonographic probe (arrow). (c) A…
Fig. 10.1 The curve of the temperature monitor during microwave ablation (MWA) for a metastatic hepatic tumor abutting the small intestine. The temperature of the marginal tissue of the tumor…
Authors Tumor number Tumor size (cm) Antenna type Frequency (MHz) Complete reaction (%) Local recurrence (%) Complication (%) Median follow-up (months) Liang et al. [18] 12 2.5 Cooled tip 2,450…
Type 0 Pedunculated intracavitary Type 1 <50 % intramural Type 2 ≥50 % intramural Type 3 Contacts endometrium, 100 % intramural Type 4 Intramural Type 5 Subserosal ≥50 % intramural…
Fig. 27.1 Physical setup and components of three-dimensional (3D) visualization preoperative treatment planning system. Legend: ① a control unit of the electromagnetic tracking system ② two sensor interface devices of…
Authors No. of patients Tumor size (cm) Image guidance Microwave frequency (MHz) Output power (W) Follow-up period (month) Complete ablation (%) Local treatment response (%) Survival rate 1 2 3…
Author Design Patients (HR vs ablation) Tumor size (cm) Recurrence Survival Complication Xu et al. [16] Meta-analysis 1233 vs 1302 ≤5 Lower for HR Higher for HR Higher for HR…
