Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer.

Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer.

This book comprehensively reviews the potential of focal therapy and discusses why the changing face of prostate cancer warrants a change in the way we treat men with the disease. It deals with the mechanisms by which disease can be localized within the gland and then the different technologies used...

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Main Author: Ahmed, Hashim Uddin
Other Authors: Arya, M. (Manit), Carroll, Peter R., Emberton, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
Subjects:
Prostate > Cancer > Surgery.
Cancer > Diagnosis.
Cancer > Diagnosis
Prostate > Cancer > Surgery
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Table of Contents:
  • Focal Therapy in Prostate Cancer; Contents; Contributor List; Preface; Section I Is there a role for Focal Therapy in Localised Prostate Cancer?; 1 The Rationale for Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer; 2 Factors That Affect Patients' Choice of Treatment; 3 Histological Trends and the Index Lesion in Localized Prostate Cancer; 4 Selection Criteria for Prostate Cancer Focal Therapy; Section II How can we accurately locate cancer within the gland?; 5 Localisation of Cancer within the Gland: Biopsy Strategies; 6 Localisation of Cancer within the Gland: Ultrasound Imaging.
  • 7 Localization of Cancer within the Prostate: Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI8 Localization of Cancer within the Gland: Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Prostate; 9 The future of Molecular and Biomolecular Imaging in Prostate Cancer; Section III How can we create discrete tissue necrosis?; 10 Energies for Focal Ablation: Cryoablation; 11 Focal Salvage Cryoablation in Recurrent Prostate Cancer; 12 High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound; 13 Energies for Focal Ablation: Photodynamic Therapy; 14 Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer Using Radiation.
  • 15 Image Registration and Fusion for Image-Guided Focal AblationSection IV How can we determine the success of Focal Therapy?; 16 Determining Success of Focal Therapy: Biochemical and Biopsy Strategies; 17 Determining Success of Focal Therapy: Imaging; 18 Evaluating Focal Therapy: Future Perspectives; Index; Colour plate section can be found facing page.

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