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Chapters
- 01:44Case Presentation
- 02:34Diagnosis, Assessment and Plan
- 03:36Patient Preparation and Equipment Setup
- 04:32The Ablation Session
- 05:29Monitoring and Follow-up
- 06:25Outcome
A thermal tumor ablation procedure is described. The entire procedure is detailed, including pretreatment planning and imaging studies, anesthesia, adjuvant techniques to facilitate a percutaneous approach, imaging guidance of the ablation device to the tumor, thermal treatment, post-treatment care and follow-up.
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Thermal AblationPercutaneousTreatmentAbdominal TumorsImaging GuidanceEnergy SourcesRadiofrequencyMicrowaveLaserUltrasonic WavesRF AblationElectrical CurrentResistive HeatingGround PadsTumor ControlSurvival RatesComplication RatesHepatocellular CarcinomaRenal-cell CarcinomaBlood FlowMicrowavesVolumetric HeatingMicrowave Antennas
