Vertebroplasty Technique in Metastatic Disease
The purpose of this article is to review the current state of the art of using vertebral augmentation techniques for treating symptomatic spinal fractures that are associated with malignant lesions…
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Vertebral Body Reconstruction: Techniques and Tools
Vertebral augmentation techniques use image guidance for the percutaneous placement of spinal implants that stabilize a painful osteoporotic or pathologic vertebral compression fracture. The initial implant, acrylic bone cement, was…
Biomechanics of Vertebral Bone Augmentation
Percutaneous vertebral augmentation is a successful means of relieving pain and reducing disability after vertebral compression fracture; however, the exact mechanism by which vertebral augmentation eliminates pain remains unproven. Most…
Future Potential of MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Brain Surgery
Magnetic resonance image-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) has surfaced as a viable noninvasive image-guided therapeutic method that integrates focused ultrasound (FUS), the therapeutic component, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the…
Imaging of Brain Tumors: MR Spectroscopy and Metabolic Imaging
The utility of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in diagnosis and evaluation of treatment response to human brain tumors has been widely documented. The role of MRS in tumor classification, tumors…
Imaging of Brain Tumors: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging
The eloquent brain can be identified using functional MR (fMR) imaging for the gray matter and diffusion tensor (DT) imaging for the white matter. fMR imaging and DT imaging are…
Clinical Trials in Brain Tumor Surgery
The prognosis for patients diagnosed with primary central nervous system tumors, such as gliomas, remains generally poor. Improved treatment (standard therapies and novel strategies) is needed. Glioma surgery is a…
Novel Medical Therapeutics in Glioblastomas, Including Targeted Molecular Therapies, Current and Future Clinical Trials
The prognosis for glioblastoma is poor despite optimal therapy with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. New therapies that improve survival and quality of life are needed. Research has increased our understanding…
Liposomal Contrast Agents in Brain Tumor Imaging
Treatment of glioblastoma multiforme remains a major challenge despite advances in standard therapy, including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The field of nanomedicine is expected to have a major impact on…
Radiation Oncology in Brain Tumors: Current Approaches and Clinical Trials in Progress
Radiation therapy remains a critical therapeutic modality in the treatment of adult brain tumors. However, its use continues to evolve depending on the histologic findings of the brain tumor. In…
