Description
This book aims to serve as an invaluable resource, fostering knowledge exchange and innovation in interventional radiology, with a primary focus on advancing the treatment landscape for malignant bone tumors and embracing complexity with innovative solutions.
Readers are guided through the fundamental understanding of how malignant bone tumors manifest and how precise diagnostic imaging plays a pivotal role in their early detection and characterization.
The book delves into innovative approaches for securing bone integrity and presents cutting-edge strategies in treating spinal lesions, emphasizing the integration of vertebral implants. Furthermore, the potential of minimally invasive techniques is unveiled, with the introduction of steerable RF devices in bone treatments. Cryoablation , Irreversible Electroporation, HIFU and Embolization techniques in tumor management are also showcased.
Complex cases with tips and tricks and combined treatments complete the book's contents. By addressing the most challenging and intricate scenarios and by emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary strategies, experts share their experiences.
The book gives an accurate overview of the requirements for modern oncological care, where radiologists, radiotherapists, oncologists, and hematologists collaborate to achieve the best possible patient's care.
1. Introduction to malignant Bone Tumors: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Imaging.- 2. Extra-Spinal Cementation and screw fixation.- 3. Spinal Procedures: Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Vertebral Implants.- 4. Radiofrequency Ablation and Steerable Devices.- 5. Microwave Ablation.- 6. Cryoablation.- 7. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).- 8. Irreversible Electroporation.- 9. Embolization Techniques for Bone Tumors.- 10. Integrating Interventional Oncology with Other Cancer Treatment Options for Bone Tumors: Pain Management.- 11. Integrating Interventional Oncology with Other Cancer Treatment Options for Bone Tumors: Radiotherapy.- 12. Complex Cases: Tip and tricks and Combined Approaches.
Dr. Claudio Pusceddu is a specialized interventional radiologist with over 20 years of experience in percutaneous tumors treatments. He obtained a specialization in clinical oncology and served as the Chief Radiologist at the Businco Oncological Hospital in Cagliari, Italy, and currently practices at Mater Olbia Hospital in Olbia. Dr Pusceddu collaborates with Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain. Author and co-author of numerous papers, his main area of interest in clinics and research is multiorgan therapeutic interventional oncology.
Dr. Salvatore Marsico is a interventional radiologist with a specific focus on musculoskeletal interventional radiology and percutaneous treatment of tumors lesions. He holds a position as a medical staff member at Hospital del Mar and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.
Author and co-author of numerous papers, his main area of interest in clinics and research is spine and musculoskeletal interventional oncology
