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The laser technique for its technical characteristics based on the data available appears as an ideal option in all those particular clinical conditions in which it is necessary to act with sufficient security to avoid major complications, hence in all patients with severe comorbidity and/or with lesions at risk sites and difficult to reach. In this book we described all the clinical applications of laser methodology. Even if the technology has been used since the very beginning of the interventional oncology era, technology is continuously improving, and clinical application expanding. So we foresee a scenario where laser ablation can play an increasing important role among various technologies applied in the clinical practice. In this chapter we report and highlight the future perspective and clinical application of laser ablation.

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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

  3. Elesta Srl, Florence, Italy

    Luca Breschi

  4. Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Tian’an Jiang

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Pacella, C.M., Mauri, G., Breschi, L., Jiang, T. (2020). Future Perspectives and Clinical Applications. In: Pacella, C., Jiang, T., Mauri, G. (eds) Image-guided Laser Ablation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21748-8_16

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