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Ultrasound Imaging in Tumor Ablation

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Tumor Ablation

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Abstract

Diagnostic imaging plays a key role in all steps of radiofrequency (RF) tumor ablation:

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    Detection of lesions and selection of patients for treatment;

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    Targeting of lesions and guidance of the procedure;

  3. 3.

    Immediate assessment of treatment result;

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    Long-term follow-up.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Ospedale Civile Busto Arsizio, Busto Arsizio, Italy, Italy

    Massimo Tonolini MD & Luigi Solbiati MD (Chairman)

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  1. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Eric vanSonnenberg MD (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist) (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist)

  2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Eric vanSonnenberg MD (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist) (Chief of Radiology, Interventional Radiologist)

  3. Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    William N. McMullen (Interventional Oncology Consultant) (Interventional Oncology Consultant)

  4. Department of Radiology, Ospedale Civile Busto Arsizio, 21052, Busto Arsizio, Italy

    Luigi Solbiati MD (Chairman) (Chairman)

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Tonolini, M., Solbiati, L. (2005). Ultrasound Imaging in Tumor Ablation. In: vanSonnenberg, E., McMullen, W.N., Solbiati, L., Livraghi, T., Müeller, P.R., Silverman, S.G. (eds) Tumor Ablation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28674-8_11

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