TY - BOOK ID - 32076762 TI - Irreversible Electroporation in Clinical Practice AU - Meijerink, Martijn R. AU - Scheffer, Hester J. AU - Narayanan, Govindarajan. PY - 2018 SN - 3319551132 3319551124 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Computer-assisted surgery. KW - Electroporation. KW - Laser ablation. KW - Ablation, Laser KW - Laser-induced ablation KW - Computer-aided surgery KW - Image-guided surgery KW - Medicine. KW - Radiology. KW - Interventional radiology. KW - Radiotherapy. KW - Surgical oncology. KW - Medicine & Public Health. KW - Interventional Radiology. KW - Surgical Oncology. KW - Diagnostic Radiology. KW - Lasers KW - Manufacturing processes KW - Bioelectrochemistry KW - Cytology KW - Surgery KW - Industrial applications KW - Technique KW - Radiology, Medical. KW - Clinical radiology KW - Radiology, Medical KW - Radiology (Medicine) KW - Medical physics KW - Radiation therapy KW - Electrotherapeutics KW - Hospitals KW - Medical electronics KW - Medical radiology KW - Therapeutics, Physiological KW - Phototherapy KW - Cancer KW - Oncologic surgery KW - Oncological surgery KW - Surgical oncology KW - Radiology, Interventional KW - Therapeutics KW - Radiological services KW - Excision KW - Treatment KW - Interventional radiology . KW - Radiological physics KW - Physics KW - Radiation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32076762 AB - This book provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical use of irreversible electroporation (IRE) – better known by its commercial name, NanoKnife – which is one of the most exciting new needle-guided cancer treatments. The coverage includes the history of IRE, general technique, preclinical research, applications in clinical practice and early clinical results, and future perspectives. Contraindications, treatment planning, potential complications, follow-up imaging, and other practical aspects are fully discussed, with highlighting of useful tips and tricks. Through the delivery of short but highly intense electrical pulses, IRE results in tumor cell membrane permeabilization, causing cells to go into apoptosis. The minimally invasive nature of IRE, combined with the prospect of completely eradicating tumors while preserving delicate structures in the ablation zone, makes IRE the object of worldwide clinical research. This book will be of value for practitioners and trainees in interventional and diagnostic radiology, surgery, medical oncology, HPB and gastroenterology, urology, and radiation oncology. ER -