Interventional Radiology Techniques in Ablation

Riad Salem, MD MBA is an interventional radiologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. Dr Tarun Sabharwal, MBBCh is a consultant interventional radiologist at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK

• Introduction.- Part I:  Technology Assessment.- Overview of thermal ablation devices: Radiofraquency Ablation.- Overview of thermal ablation devices:  Cryoablation.- Overview of thermal ablation devices:  Microwave.- Overview of thermal ablation devices:  HIFU, Laser Interstitial, Chemical Ablation.- Overview of thermal ablation: Plasma-mediated ablation.- Part II:  Clinical Applications.- Head and Neck Ablation:  Nodal disease, head and neck cancer, thyroid, parathyroid.- Breast Ablation:  Breast carcinoma, fibroadenomas.- Thoracic Ablation:  Primary lung cancer, metastases, chest wall disease.- Hepatic Ablation:  Hepatocellular carcinoma and metastases.- Renal Ablation.- Adrenal Ablation: Primary tumors and metastatic disease.- Prostate Ablation.- Ablation of primary bone and soft tissue tumors.