… ) is also required for successful focal therapy of PCa to avoid damage to normal tissues.
Among the current ablative energy options, photothermal ablation offers several advantages: (i) …

… to observe, target, and stage patients at risk for prostate cancer. Along with technological …
of prostate cancer with whole gland treatments has highlighted a need for better focal therapies …

… As of February 2016, 20 clinical trials on focal therapy in prostate cancer were actively
recruiting; three of these trials were recruiting patients with low-risk prostate cancer and 17 trials …

… Another promising mode of image-guided focal therapy for prostate cancer is the nonthermal
… Image guided photothermal focal therapy for localized prostate cancer: Phase I trial. J. Urol. …

… Focal therapy of prostate cancer is emerging as an intermediate treatment modality between
radical treatment … Diode laser acts through a photo-thermal mechanism in which high …

… imaging guided (in-bore) focal laser ablation in men with intermediate risk prostate cancer.
… and targeted biopsy has provided a scientific basis for focal therapy research. Theoretically …

… been evaluated for focal therapy of prostate cancer and no long-term studies are available.
… or ineffective treatment in some men. The field of focal therapy for prostate cancer is relatively …

… A summary of the energy source, mechanism of ablation, and role of image guidance is …
ILT) utilizes photothermal energy to target tissue in the prostate. TRUS and MRI guidance is used…

… al., "Image guided photothermal focal therapy for localized prostate cancer: phase I trial," (in …
cryotherapy, HIFU and photodynamic therapy in whole gland and focal therapy of localised …

… : a comparison of 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy with and without image guidance
using implanted fiducial markers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013;85:1018-23. 10.1016/j.…