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History of Laser Ablation

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Minimally invasive thermal techniques, including laser ablation, have gained considerable popularity in recent decades for the treatment of focal tumor lesions as an alternative to surgery. This chapter traces an overview of the early stages of the discovery and development of the first lasers and then reviews the first experiences and first clinical results on various organs and tissues. A mention is made on the operating modalities such as the appropriate powers and times in association with the means used to transmit laser energy in the context of the diseased tissue. Finally, a brief mention of the use of heat in antiquity as a hemostatic means and to destroy tumors is made.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Maurizio Pacella

  2. Division of Interventional Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Mauri

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  1. Department of Interventional Radiology, Ospedale Regina Apostolorum, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy

    Claudio Maurizio Pacella

  2. Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Tian'an Jiang

  3. Division of Interventional Radiology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Mauri

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Pacella, C.M., Mauri, G. (2020). History of Laser Ablation. In: Pacella, C., Jiang, T., Mauri, G. (eds) Image-guided Laser Ablation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21748-8_1

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