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),…
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…
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. 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…
Fig. 20.1 Procedures of microwave ablation (MWA) in a 50-year-old woman with recrudescent pheochromocytoma, who had undergone surgical resection for right pheochromocytoma (size, 10 × 8 × 6 cm). (a) Six months after the…
