In high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, an ultrasound beam is focused within
the body to locally affect the targeted site without damaging intervening tissues. The most …

While the destructive actions of a cryoablative freeze cycle are long recognized, more recent
evidence has revealed a complex set of molecular responses that provides a path for …

Ablative treatments currently represent the first-line option for the treatment of early stage
unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Furthermore, they are effective as …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), or liver cancer, is one of the fastest growing cancers in the
United States. Current liver ablation methods are thermal based and share limitations …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third cause of
cancer‐related mortality worldwide. Its incidence is clearly arising comprised by the …

The interdisciplinary guidelines at the S3 level on the diagnosis of and therapy for
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) constitute an evidence-and consensus-based instrument …

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has gained a wide acceptance as a first-line therapeutic
option for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). For very early-stage HCC, despite a higher …

Image-guided percutaneous ablation methods have been further developed during the
recent two decades and have transformed the minimally invasive and precision features of …

Tumor angiogenesis is of vital importance to the growth and metastasis of solid tumors. The
angiogenesis is featured with a defective, leaky and fragile vascular construction …

This article addresses the two key challenges in computer-assisted percutaneous tumor
ablation: planning multiple overlapping ablations for large tumors while avoiding critical …