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Preface
1 PROPAGATION OF RADIOFREQUENCY AND MICROWAVES IN TISSUE
2 Propagation of Focused Ultrasound in Tissue
3 PROPAGATION OF LIGHT IN TISSUE
4 Mechanisms of Tissue Injury in Cryosurgery
5 Delivering Energy using Localized Hyperthermia Systems
6 Role of Nanoparticles Mediated Heating in Oncology
7 Current Status and Future Potential of Thermometry Based on Computed Tomography Imaging
8 Fluorescent-Decay Temperature Probes for Biomedical Applications – Theory, Techniques, and Practical Advice
9 Calibration and Use of Infrared Thermal Cameras in Biological Applications
10 Magnetic resonance thermometry in oncology – applications in moving organs
11 Measuring Tissue Temperature with Ultrasound
12 Temperature Monitoring During Thermal Treatment by Thermocouples and Thermistors: Current Status and Perspectives
13 A Generic Thermal Model to Predict Temperatures in Perfused Tissues
14 Measuring Thermal Damage with Gross and Microscopic Pathology
15 Assessing Thermal Damage with Magnetic Resonance Imaging
16 Ultrasound Imaging Techniques for the Evaluation of Thermal Damage
17 Mathematical Models of Thermal Damage and Cell Death
18 A Novel Method to Indicate Onset of Photothermal Damage
19 Thermodynamic Challenges of Using Magnetic Resonance Thermometry in Measuring In Vivo Temperatures and Estimating Thermal Damage in Thermal Ablation
20 Biological and Physical Aspects of Heat Therapy
21 Guiding Thermal Therapy with MR
22 Role of Radiofrequency Ablation and Laser Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Functional Neurosurgery and Brain Lesions
23 Radiofrequency and Microwave Thermal Ablation in Cancer Therapy
24 Role of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Functional Neurosurgery and for the Management of Brain Lesions
25 Role of HIFU in Cancer Management
26 Percutaneous Cryoablation: Mechanism of Action, Clinical Applications, and Outcomes
27 CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF HYPERTHERMIA
28 Thermal Damage due to a Monopole Microwave Antenna
29 Thermal Damage with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
30 Thermal Damage due to Laser
31 Thermal Damage due to Hot and Cold Surfaces
32 “MRI Induced RF Heating Considerations for Devices and Accessories that are Partially-in and Partially-Out of the Human Body”
