title: Magnetic resonance (MR)-guided percutaneous laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) for malignant liver tumors.
abstract: The liver has a central role in human metabolism and represents one of the organ systems most often affected, especially by tumor diseases. The group of colorectal carcinomas metastatically almost exclusively attacks this organ, which, according to studies by Weiss and colleagues, can be attributed to venous drainage of the intestines through the portal vein. A large number of primary tumors often cause liver metastases as well as bone, lung, and brain metastases. After curative sanitation of the primary tumor, the liver infestation has a decisive influence on survival time of affected patients in many instances.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology,Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Clinic, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vogl
authors.forename: Martin G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Straub
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eichler
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roggan
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zangos
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woitaschek
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Böttger
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005110:Extracellular Space; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted