Radiofrequency Ablation for Cancer

InhaltsangabeIntroduction. SECTION I. PRINCIPLES OF RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION. 1. Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation: Principles and Techniques SECTION II. RFA FOR LIVER MALIGNANCIES. 2. RFA of Colon and Rectal Carcinoma Liver Metastases 3. Combined Modality Therapy for Liver Metastases: RFA and Chemotherapy. 4. Deciding When to Use Resection or Radiofrequency Ablation in Therapy of Hepatic Malignancies 5. Laparoscopic RFA. 6. RFA for Hepatocellular Carcinoma 7. RFA for Ablation of Carcinoid and Sarcoma Liver Metastases 8. Complications of Hepatic RFA: Lessons Learned. SECTION II. RFA FOR SOLID TUMORS AT VARIOUS SITES. 9. RFA for Early Stage Breast Cancer. 10. RFA of Osteoid Osteoma 11. Percutaneous RFA of Osseous Matastases 12. RFA for Solid Renal Tumors. 13. RFA for Pulmonary Tumors 14. RFA for Recurrent Thyroid Cancer SECTION III. IMAGING FOR RFA. 15. Sonographic Guidance for RFA of Liver Tumors 16. Imaging Assessment Following RFA of Liver Tumors 17. MRI-Guided and Monitored Radiofrequency Interstitial Thermal Cancer Ablation