10.1055/b-0034-81499 1 Radiofrequency Ablation: Mechanism of Action and DevicesHong Kelvin, Georgiades Christos S. The application of radiofrequency (RF) energy and its thermal effects on tissue were described as early as…
10.1055/b-0034-81500 2 Cryoablation: Mechanism of Action and DevicesGeorgiades Christos S., Marx Jonathan K. Though initially introduced in the 19th century, cryoablation entered mainstream clinical medicine in the mid-1960s.1 Because of…
10.1055/b-0034-81503 5 Liver AblationAhmed Muneeb, Goldberg S. Nahum Minimally invasive image-guided tumor ablation therapies, using both thermal and chemical technologies, have been applied most extensively in the treatment of primary…
10.1055/b-0034-81501 3 Microwave Ablation: Mechanism of Action and DevicesWolf Farrah, Dupuy Damian E. Microwave ablation (MWA) is a new treatment modality within the field of thermal ablation. Similar to radiofrequency…
10.1055/b-0034-81507 8 Musculoskeletal AblationBrown Daniel B. Pain from skeletal metastases is the most common source of intractable pain in cancer patients. It is the presenting system in nearly 80% of…
10.1055/b-0034-81502 4 Irreversible Electroporation Ablation: Mechanism of Action and DevicesLee Edward W., Totonchy Mariam, Kee Stephen T. The process of electroporation dates as far back as the mid-1700s.1 Only recently,…
10.1055/b-0034-87956 The Abdomen and Gastrointestinal Tract: Liver Length in Children Material and Methods This was a US study in 307 healthy children ( Table 6.5 ). Craniocaudal dimension of the…
10.1055/b-0034-87954 Thorax, Mediastinum, Heart, and Great Vessels: Adenoid Pad Material and Methods The size of the adenoid pad ( Table 6.3 ) was assessed on a mid-sagittal MRI slice in…
10.1055/b-0034-87953 Thorax, Mediastinum, Heart, and Great Vessels: Thymus Size from 0 to 2 Years of Age Material and Methods Mediastinal ultrasonography was performed in 151 infants (79 boys and 72…
10.1055/b-0034-87941 Tumors and Focal Bone, Joint, and Soft-Tissue Lesions The average annual incidence rate of primary bone sarcomas is approximately 8.7 per million children younger than 20 years of age,…
