Lung Ablation
6 Lung Ablation Antonio Gutierrez, Fereidoun Abtin, and Robert Suh Percutaneous thermal tumor ablation (PTTA) is a minimally invasive treatment alternative for primary and secondary pulmonary malignancies. Thus far, the…
Kidney Ablation
7 Kidney Ablation Christos S. Georgiades and Kelvin Hong Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) exhibits unique epidemiologic and pathophysiologic characteristics compared with most other neoplasms. It is mass forming (not infiltrative),…
Radiofrequency Ablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
1 Radiofrequency Ablation:Mechanism of Action and Devices Kelvin Hong and Christos S. Georgiades The application of radiofrequency (RF) energy and its thermal effects on tissue were described as early as…
Liver Ablation
5 Liver Ablation Muneeb Ahmed and S. Nahum Goldberg Minimally invasive image-guided tumor ablation therapies, using both thermal and chemical technologies, have been applied most extensively in the treatment of…
Cryoablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
2 Cryoablation: Mechanism of Actionand Devices Christos S. Georgiades and Jonathan K. Marx Though initially introduced in the 19th century, cryoablation entered mainstream clinical medicine in the mid-1960s.1 Because of…
Microwave Ablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
3 Microwave Ablation:Mechanism of Action and Devices Farrah Wolf and Damian E. Dupuy Microwave ablation (MWA) is a new treatment modality within the field of thermal ablation. Similar to radiofrequency…
Ablation of Esoteric Organs
9 Ablation of Esoteric Organs Farrah Wolf and Damian E. Dupuy Although minimally invasive thermoablative therapies have been most extensively described as a means to treat solid organs within the…
Musculoskeletal Ablation
8 Musculoskeletal Ablation Daniel B. Brown Pain from skeletal metastases is the most common source of intractable pain in cancer patients. It is the presenting system in nearly 80% of…
Evidence-Based Practice
10 Evidence-Based Practice Christos S. Georgiades and Kelvin Hong Even though tumor ablation, in one form or another, has been in clinical practice for more than 20 years, the lack…
Irreversible Electroporation Ablation: Mechanism of Action and Devices
4 Irreversible Electroporation Ablation:Mechanism of Action and Devices Edward W. Lee, Mariam Totonchy, and Stephen T. Kee The process of electroporation dates as far back as the mid-1700s.1 Only recently,…
