Local ablation of pancreatic tumors: State of the art and future perspectives

Figure 1  Included and excluded studies in systematic review.

Figure 2 A patient with body pancreatic cancer. A: Volume-interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) T1-W post contrast sequence during the portal phase in axial plane for pretreatment evaluation of the lesion (arrow); B: VIBE T1-W post contrast sequence during the portal phase in axial plane showing the ablated area (arrow). According to qualitative assessment (significant differences in signal intensity in pre and post treatment sequences), the lesion was in partial response.

Figure 3  Preoperative planning for electrochemotherapy treatment with multiple single needles in a variable geometry for locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Figure 4 Electrochemotherapy with variable geometry and computed tomography pre-treatment and 6 mo post-treatment. A: Electrochemotherapy treatment with variable geometry; B: Computed tomography pre-treatment; C: Computed tomography 6 mo post-treatment. Computed tomography density showed a reduction as a positive response to treatment.