Laser interstitial thermal therapy in treatment of brain tumors-the NeuroBlate System

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 109-119

  Mohammadi, Alireza M ^a   Schroeder, Jason L ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Glioma; Laser in medicine; Laser interstitial thermal therapy; Minimally invasive surgery; NeuroBlate System; Radiation necrosis; Tumor hyperthermic treatment

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METASTASIS; GLIOMA; LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPIES; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROBLATE SYSTEM; RADIATION NECROSIS;

BRAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY; MEDICINE; SURGERY;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER THERMOTHERAPY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; THERMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS;

EID: 84893767925     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2014.882225     Document Type: Article

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