Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer : an Emerging Strategy for Minimally Invasive, Staged Treatment - Chaussy, Ch; Thuroff, Stefan (Cham, Switzerland. : Springer, 2015)
What is 2focal therapy3 of PCa and why should we offer it? -- Natural development of PCa under special consideration of histopathological pattern -- Imaging and -- targeted biopsies as a basic prerequisite or focal therapy -- Surveillance vs focal therapy: Pro & Con -- Focal hemiablation and focal salvage -- Multifocal therapies in PCa (Tookad, Sonablate, Electroporation) -- Focal Brachytherapy -- Focal Cryotherapy -- Potential diagnostic and therapeutic technologies: Trim probe Protonterapy, Cyberknife, Electroporation -- Status quo 2013 -- History of HIFU from prototypes to "Focal. One."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Keywords: Interventional Radiology; Medicine & Public Health; Prostate -- Cancer -- Treatment