Role of photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging in photothermal therapy

Jignesh Shah, Suhyun Park, Salavat Aglyamov, Stanislav Emelianov

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Abstract

Thermal treatments of cancer use a localized temperature increase to kill a small volume of cancer cells. Surgery-often the most direct and primary form of cancer treatment-is not preferable in cases of small, poorly defined lesions or tumors deeply embedded within vital organs. For example, cancers of head and neck, sarcoma, melanoma, lung, breast, bladder, cervix, and liver are suitable candidates for thermal treatments and early clinical trials show promising results [1,2].

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotoacoustic Imaging and Spectroscopy
PublisherCRC Press
Pages481-491
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781420059922
ISBN (Print)9781420059915
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2017

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