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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
The technical requirements have been fulfilled for the reliable clinical application of laser-induced thermotherapy for treating liver tumors. Laparotomy as well as percutaneous and laparoscopic access modes are available for this method. Thus, laser-induced thermotherapy is a true minimally invasive procedure for treating liver metastases. Presently, it is not possible to make a final assessment on the prognostic value of laser-induced thermotherapy in the treatment of liver tumors. However, recently published data justify the scheduling of a randomized study comparing laser-induced thermotherapy with standard surgical liver resection. In this article, thermobiological and technical principles as well as the different types of application modes for this method are described.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1071-5517
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
195-203
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Technology for in situ ablation by laparoscopic and image-guided interstitial laser hyperthermia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Institute for Medical, Technical, Physics and Laser Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't