Part 4 IR Anatomy
10.1055/b-0039-170705 Part 4 IR Anatomy Case 108David D. Gover Clinical History A 58-year-old woman with bilateral lower extremity claudication and diminished femoral pulses (Fig. 108‑1). Fig. 108.1 Sagittal (a) and axial…
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Part 3 Aunt Minnies… because, sometimes, “it is what it is!”
10.1055/b-0039-170704 Part 3 Aunt Minnies… because, sometimes, “it is what it is!” Unlike previous parts, this part presents cases where the diagnosis is singular. In order to appease the “Top…
Part I Introduction to Sagittal Balance
10.1055/b-0039-171398 2 The Acquisition of Human VerticalityChristine Tardieu and Martin Haeusler Abstract The shift from facultative to permanent bipedalism was a pivotal step in human evolution. Skeletal adaptations to efficient…
The Interrelationship Between Cryoablation, the Immune Response and the Tumor Microenvironment: Stimulatory and Suppressive Effects
Author Tumor model Endpoint Results Additional observations Blackwood and Cooper [28] Myosarcoma and carcinosarcoma in rats Suppression of second tumors and resistance to rechallenge Significant impact of cryosurgery on regression…
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Ablation
Fig. 4.1 A schematic diagram of the physical principle of HIFU for noninvasive ablation. a HIFU transducer, focusing ultrasound energy into a small volume while ultrasound beams transmit through the…
Effect of Chemotherapy on the Tumor Microenvironment and Anti-tumor Immunity
Drug class Drug Pathway Reference Platinum compounds Cisplatin Extrinsic [15, 19] Oxaliplatina Intrinsic [20–22] Antimetabolites 5-fluorouracil Extrinsic [23] Gemcitabinea Intrinsic [24, 25] Methotrexate Extrinsic [26] Anthracyclines Doxorubicina Both [15, 17,…
In situ Ablation of Solid Tumors by Electric Forces and Its Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment and Anti-tumor Immunity
3. Mellman I, Coukos G, Dranoff G (2011) Cancer immunotherapy comes of age. Nature 480:480–489PubMed 4. Klein O, Schmidt C, Knights A, Davis ID, Chen W, Cebon J (2011) Melanoma…
Tumor-Localized Insult Delivered by Photodynamic Therapy and the Breakdown of Tumor Immunotolerance
Fig. 7.1 Events and effector processes involved in host response to PDT of tumors 7.3.1 Onset and Advancement of Inflammatory Response The early stage of inflammation in PDT-treated tumor tissue…
Hyperthermia, the Tumor Microenvironment and Immunity
Fig. 2.1 Temperature ranges used for hyperthermia The properties of the extracellular microenvironments of tumors are important in the outcome of hyperthermia treatments as will be discussed later. The unusual…
In situ Tumor Ablation with Radiation Therapy: Its Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment and Anti-tumor Immunity
[15]. At doses around 2 Gy the linear alpha component is responsible for most cell kill whereas at higher doses the beta component gains in importance. If doses are fractionated, the…
