title: MR-guided laser ablation.
abstract: MR-guided LITT is a safe and effective treatment modality that improves survival in well-selected patients who have liver metastases. A major advantage of MR-guided LITT is that it can be easily performed under local anesthesia in an outpatient setting with a low complication rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt/Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany. M.Mack@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Martin G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lehnert
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eichler
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vogl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015996:Survival Rate; D013552:Swine; D016896:Treatment Outcome