9 Ablation of Esoteric Organs
10.1055/b-0034-81508 9 Ablation of Esoteric OrgansWolf Farrah, Dupuy Damian E. Although minimally invasive thermoablative therapies have been most extensively described as a means to treat solid organs within the chest…
6 Lung Ablation (Part I)
10.1055/b-0034-81504 6 Lung Ablation (Part I)Gutierrez Antonio, Abtin Fereidoun, Suh Robert Percutaneous thermal tumor ablation (PTTA) is a minimally invasive treatment alternative for primary and secondary pulmonary malignancies. Thus far,…
7 Kidney Ablation
10.1055/b-0034-81506 7 Kidney AblationGeorgiades Christos S., Hong Kelvin Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) exhibits unique epidemiologic and pathophysiologic characteristics compared with most other neoplasms. It is mass forming (not infiltrative), usually…
10 Evidence-Based Practice
10.1055/b-0034-81509 10 Evidence-Based PracticeGeorgiades Christos S., Hong Kelvin Even though tumor ablation, in one form or another, has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years, the lack of…
11 Building a Successful Tumor Ablation Practice
10.1055/b-0034-81510 11 Building a Successful Tumor Ablation PracticeHong Kelvin, Cizman Ziga A successful tumor ablation practice is a crucial and rewarding addition to the modern interventional practice. Whether tumor ablation…
6. Lung Ablation (Part II)
10.1055/b-0034-81505 6. Lung Ablation (Part II) Advances in Thermal Techniques: Microwave Ablation Since the first published report by Dupuy et al55 in 2000 on RFA of lung malignancies, new thermal…
1 Radiofrequency Ablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
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…
2 Cryoablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
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…
5 Liver Ablation
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…
3 Microwave Ablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
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…
