Tumor Ablation

Section I. Introduction to Ablation

1. History of Ablation
John P. McGahan, Vanessa A. Raalte

2. Epidemiology: How to Appraise the Ablation Literature Critically
Craig Earle

3. Image-Guided Tumor Ablation: Basic Science
Muneeb Ahmed, S. Nahum Goldberg

4. Tumor Angiogenesis: General Principles and Therapeutic Approaches
John V. Heymach, Judah Folkman

Section II. Operations for Tumor Ablation

5. Image-Guided Tumor Ablation: How to Build a Practice
Gary Onik

6. Anesthesia for Ablation
John A. Fox, Alan M. Harvey

7. Devices, Equipment, and Operation of Ablation Systems
Paul R. Morrison, Eric vanSonnenberg

Section III. Imaging for Tumor Ablation

8. Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Procedures
Robert A. Kane

9. Computed Tomography Imaging for Tumor Ablation
Thierry Baère

10. Positron Emission Tomography Imaging for Tumor Ablation
Annick D. Abbeele, David A. Israel, Stanislav Lechpammer, Ramsey D. Badawi

11. Ultrasound Imaging in Tumor Ablation
Massimo Tonolini, Luigi Solbiati

12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance for Tumor Ablation
Koenraad J. Mortele, Stuart G. Silverman, Vito Cantisani, Kemal Tuncali, Sridhar Shankar, Eric vanSonnenberg

13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guidance of Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation for Cancer Treatment
Daniel T. Boll, Jonathan S. Lewin, Sherif G. Nour, Elmar M. Merkle

14. Image Guidance and Control of Thermal Ablation
Ferenc A. Jolesz

Section IV. Methods of Ablation

15. Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy
Tito Livraghi, Maria Franca Meloni

16. Radiofrequency Ablation
Riccardo Lencioni, Laura Crocetti

17. Microwave Coagulation Therapy for Liver Tumors
Toshihito Seki

18. Microwave Ablation: Surgical Perspective
Andrew D. Strickland, Fateh Ahmed, David M. Lloyd

19. Percutaneous Laser Therapy of Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors and Soft Tissue Lesions: Technical Concepts, Limitations, Results, and Indications
Thomas J. Vogl, Ralf Straub, Katrin Eichler, Stefan Zangos, Martin Mack

20. Cryoablation: History, Mechanism of Action, and Guidance Modalities
Sharon M. Weber, Fred T. Lee

21. Combined Regional Chemoembolization and Ablative Therapy for Hepatic Malignancies
Michael C. Soulen, Lily Y. Kernagis

22. Focused Ultrasound for Tumor Ablation
Clare Tempany, Nathan MacDonold, Elizabeth A. Stewart, Kullervo Hynynen

23. New Technologies in Tumor Ablation
Bradford J Wood, Ziv Neeman, Anthony Kam

24. Combination Therapy for Ablation
Allison Gillams, William R. Lees

Section V. Organ System Tumor Ablation

25. Ablation of Liver Metastases
Luigi Solbiati, Tiziana Ierace, Massimo Tonolini, Luca Cova

26. Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Maria Franca Meloni, Tito Livraghi

27. Radiofrequency Ablation of Neuroendocrine Metastases
Thomas D. Atwell, J. William Charboneau, David M. Nagorney, Florencia G. Que

28. Tumor Ablation in the Kidney
Debra A. Gervais, Peter R. Müeller

29. Radiofrequency Ablation for Thoracic Neoplasms
Sapna K. Jain, Damian E. Dupuy

30. Soft Tissue Ablation
Sridhar Shankar, Eric vanSonnenberg, Stuart G. Silverman, Paul R. Morrison, Kemal Tuncali

31. Image-Guided Palliation of Painful Skeletal Metastases
Matthew R. Callstrom, J. William Charboneau, Matthew P. Goetz, Joseph Rubin

32. Radiofrequency Ablation of Osteoid Osteoma
Daniel I. Rosenthal, Hugue Ouellette

33. Image-Guided Prostate Cryotherapy
Gary Onik

34. Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroid Disease
Robert L. Worthington-Kirsch

35. Applications of Cryoablation in the Breast
John C. Rewcastle

36. Percutaneous Ablation of Breast Tumors
Bruno D. Fornage, Beth S. Edeiken

37. Complications of Tumor Ablation
Lawrence Cheung, Tito Livraghi, Luigi Solbiati, Gerald D. Dodd, Eric vanSonnenberg

Section VI. Perspectives

38. Tumor Ablation for Patients with Lung Cancer: The Thoracic Oncologist’s Perspective
Bruce E. Johnson, Pasi A. Jänne

39. Ablative Therapies for Gastrointestinal Malignancies: The Gastrointestinal Oncologist’s Viewpoint
Matthew Kulke

40. Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Internists
Shuichiro Shiina, Takuma Teratani, Masao Omata

41. The Surgeon’s Perspective on Hepatic Radiofrequency Ablation
David A. Iannitti

42. Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation in Children
William E. Shiels, Stephen D. Brown

43. Comments from Patients and Their Families
Eric vanSonnenberg

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Interventional Radiology, Radiotherapy, Oncology, General Surgery