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,…
10.1055/b-0034-87951 Thorax, Mediastinum, Heart, and Great Vessels: Tracheal Dimensions by CT Material and Methods One hundred and thirty children (71 boys and 59 girls) who were referred for chest CT…
10.1055/b-0034-87936 Diaphysis (Long Bones): Bowing Bowing may be congenital or acquired. The direction of bowing of the tibia may suggest the etiology. Anterolateral bowing of the tibia is associated with…
10.1055/b-0034-87935 Diaphysis (Long Bones): Alterations in Shaft Width Slender Diaphysis Neuromuscular and soft-tissue diseases lead to skeletal atrophy with osteopenia. Table 5.55 Diaphysis—overtubulation: slender, thin, and gracile bones Diagnosis Findings…
