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Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Neurosurgery (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

¿This book serves as a foundation for MRI guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) across neurosurgical diseases. It provides state-of-the-art information on the latest indications and results for LITT in CNS applications, as well as prerequisite historical perspective and technical fundamentals. Written by experts in the field, the text reviews the historical development of LITT, the technical and technological components required to perform LITT, its indications and contraindications, areas that still require investigation, LITT complications, and challenges to starting up LITT within one's practice. As early adopters of the technology, the authors provide sage advice that reflects the initial learning curves of many of the users. The book then concludes with a practical guide to starting up a LITT practice in the current medical socioeconomic environment.

Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Neurosurgery is a guide that willallow all neurosurgeons interested in LITT to successfully adopt the technology and incorporate its use seamlessly, safely and appropriately into their individual practices.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 12.06MB

Barrierefreiheit

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Autor

Veronica L. Chiang Department of Neurosurgery Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT USA Shabbar F. Danish Department of Neurosurgery Rutgers-RWJ Medical School New Brunswick, NJ USA Robert E. Gross Department of Neurosurgery Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA USA

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030480479
• Artikelnr.: 59881138

Rezensionen

"The text does an excellent job of keeping the reader at the forefront of the field. The organization, discussion, and content of this text make the expert content by thought-leaders in the field easy to consume for both trainees and fully trained neurosurgeons alike. The editors and authors are to be commended for their excellent contribution to the literature." (Kimberly Bojanowski Hoang and Nicholas Au Yong, Operative Neurosurgery, Vol. 20 (4), 2021)