Tumor Ablation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Introduction to Ablation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. History of Ablation

      • John P. McGahan, Vanessa A. van Raalte

      Pages 3-16

   3. Epidemiology: How to Appraise the Ablation Literature Critically

      • Craig Earle

      Pages 17-22

   4. Image-Guided Tumor Ablation: Basic Science

      • Muneeb Ahmed, S. Nahum Goldberg

      Pages 23-40

   5. Tumor Angiogenesis: General Principles and Therapeutic Approaches

      • John V. Heymach, Judah Folkman

      Pages 41-55

3. Operations for Tumor Ablation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57

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   2. Image-Guided Tumor Ablation: How to Build a Practice

      • Gary Onik

      Pages 59-63

   3. Anesthesia for Ablation

      • John A. Fox, Alan M. Harvey

      Pages 64-75

   4. Devices, Equipment, and Operation of Ablation Systems

      • Paul R. Morrison, Eric vanSonnenberg

      Pages 76-92

4. Imaging for Tumor Ablation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

      • Robert A. Kane

      Pages 95-103

   3. Computed Tomography Imaging for Tumor Ablation

      • Thierry de Baère

      Pages 104-120

   4. Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Tumor Ablation

      • Annick D. Van den Abbeele, David A. Israel, Stanislav Lechpammer, Ramsey D. Badawi

      Pages 121-134

   5. Ultrasound Imaging in Tumor Ablation

      • Massimo Tonolini, Luigi Solbiati

      Pages 135-147

   6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance for Tumor Ablation

      • Koenraad J. Mortele, Stuart G. Silverman, Vito Cantisani, Kemal Tuncali, Sridhar Shankar, Eric vanSonnenberg

      Pages 148-166

   7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance of Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation for Cancer Treatment

      • Daniel T. Boll, Jonathan S. Lewin, Sherif G. Nour, Elmar M. Merkle

      Pages 167-181

   8. Image Guidance and Control of Thermal Ablation

      • Ferenc A. Jolesz

      Pages 182-191

5. Methods of Ablation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193

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   2. Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy

      • Tito Livraghi, Maria Franca Meloni

      Pages 195-204

There is an enormous sense of excitement in the communities of cancer research and cancer care as we move into the middle third of the ?rst decade of the 21st century. For the ?rst time,there is a true sense of c- ?dence that the tools provided by the human genome project will enable cancer researchers to crack the code of genomic abnormalities that allow tumor cells to live within the body and provide highly speci?c, virtually non-toxic therapies for the eradication,or at least ?rm control of human cancers. There is also good reason to hope that these same lines of inquiry will yield better tests for screening, early detection, and prev- tion of progression beyond curability. While these developments provide a legitimate basis for much op- mism, many patients will continue to develop cancers and suffer from their debilitating effects, even as research moves ahead. For these in- viduals, it is imperative that the cancer ?eld make the best possible use of the tools available to provide present day cancer patients with the best chances for cure, effective palliation, or, at the very least, relief from symptoms caused by acute intercurrent complications of cancer. A modality that has emerged as a very useful approach to at least some of these goals is tumor ablation by the use of physical or physiochemical approaches.

• Tumor
• angiogenesis
• carcinoma
• chemoembolization
• computed tomography (CT)
• imaging
• positron emission tomography
• radiology
• surgery
• ultrasound
• Radiaton Oncology

• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Eric vanSonnenberg

• Brigham and Women’s Hospital Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA

  Eric vanSonnenberg

• Boston, USA

  William N. McMullen

• Department of Radiology, Ospedale Civile Busto Arsizio, Busto Arsizio, Italy

  Luigi Solbiati

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