title: Focal tumor ablation: a new era in cancer therapy.
abstract: This article describes an approach to image-guided tumor ablation, a major tool for cancer treatment in interventional oncology. An overview of the discipline of tumor ablation is followed by a review of the diseases affecting the liver; then, more in-depth discussion of percutaneous ethanol injection, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, and microwave ablation is offered. Inasmuch as ultrasound is usually the best imaging modality for applicator placement in the liver and kidney, particular attention will be given to the merits and techniques of this guidance method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Abdominal Imaging Section, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA. tcwinter@facstaff.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Laeseke
authors.forename: Fred T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000145:classification / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D003452:Cryosurgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol