IMAGE-GUIDED LASER ABLATION. (SOFTCOVER)

1. History of Laser Ablation
2. Physical Principles of Laser Ablation
3. Experimental Data and Clinical Studies of Laser Ablation
4. Liver Tumors Laser Ablation
5. Retroperitoneal and Abdominal Lesions Laser Ablation
6. Kidney Tumors Laser Ablation
7. Benign Thyroid Nodule Laser Ablation
8. Laser Ablation of Thyroid Cancer and Metastatic Lymph Nodes
9. Parathyroid Diseases Laser Ablation
10. Breast Tumor Laser Ablation
11. Pancreas Tumors Laser Ablation
12. Lung Tumors Laser Ablation
13. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer Laser Ablation
14. Liver Neuroendocrine Metastases Laser Ablation
15. New Horizons for Laser Ablation: Nanomedicine, Thermometry, and Hyperthermal Treatment Planning Tools
16. Future Perspectives and Clinical Applications

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the technical basis of laser ablation, describing and reporting in detail on the latest findings. The world of medicine is currently working to reduce the invasiveness of treatment, in order to improve patients’ quality of life. Image-guided ablations are rapidly becoming an effective alternative to several surgical treatments. Among the many techniques available for ablation, laser is still not widely used, though its efficacy has been amply demonstrated. The scientific community is now showing a growing interest in laser techniques for image-guided ablations, and many physicians are willing to start using lasers in their clinical practice.
The book is divided into 16 chapters, including historical notes, technical aspects, outcomes of ex-vivo experiments, and results of the application of this technique in various clinical scenarios. It will be of great interest to a broad range of physicians (interventional radiologists, surgeons, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, urologists), from less experienced trainees to expert physicians who want to introduce a novel clinical practice.

Features
• Describes the technical aspects of laser applications to tissue ablation
• Explores the possible medical applications in tissue ablation
• Provides the latest evidence on image-guided laser ablation