WCIO - 2006 World Conference on Interventional Oncology Abstracts

World Conference on Interventional Radiology (WCIO) and Best of ASCO 2008

June 22 - 25, 2008 | Hyatt Regency Century Plaza | Los Angeles, CA

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Sunday - June 11

16:00 - 19:00

Registration

Monday - June 12
08:00 - 18:00

Registration
09:30

Opening Ceremony

L. Solbiati � M. Brunner � F. Dalla Palma
09:30

Opening Lecture (a WCIO Keynote Event)
"History and future challenges of Interventional Oncology"

U. Veronesi
10:30 - 12:45

(President: R. Passariello)
(Moderators: A. del Maschio – T. Helmberger)
Updates in Imaging and Intervention

- Imaging in Intervention: Overview -
S. Solomon

- Ultrasound: Contrast -
L. Solbiati

- Rotational Angiography –
P. Otal

- MRI Intervention -
S. Silverman

- PET Imaging -
G. Antoch

- Multi-Modality Fusion -
B. Wood

- Optical imaging in the guidance and monitoring of photodynamic therapy -
S. Bown

- Robotics -
S. Solomon

13:00 - 13:30

Panel discussion

13:30 - 14:30

LUNCH

14:30 - 16:10

Basic principles on Ablation Therapies

Moderators: G. Casola � L. Lupattelli
General introduction and overview -
S. N. Goldberg

Review of available percutaneous ablation therapy modalities
   i. Chemical ablation -
S. Shiina

   ii. Electromagnetic devices (RF and MW) -
F. Lee

   iii. Laser, Cryotherapy, Ultrasound -
P. Pereira

Comparison among Available Techniques (Operator and Clinical Factors Affecting Modality Choice) -
T. Helmberger

Review of Available Transvascular Therapy Modalities -
J. F. Geschwind
16:10 - 16:50

Lecture
Current Concepts of Basic Cancer Biology and the Biology of the Cancer Microenvironment -
M. Dewhirst
16:50 - 17:20

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
17:20 - 18:30

Critical Basic Science and Clinical Abstracts

Chairman: S.N. Goldberg

Clinical value of contrast enhanced ultrasound for identifying ablation range and designing treatment protocol of radiofrequency ablation in liver malignancies
- M.H. Chen W. Yang, W. Yang, K. Yan, W.Wu, Y. Dai (Beijing � China)

Real time CT/US fusion imaging in focal liver lesion ablation
- R. Lanocita, L. Suman, C. Spreafico, F. Garbagnati (Milan - Italy)

Assessment of viable tissue attached to needle electrodes after local ablation of liver tumors
- M.C. Jansen, N. Snoeren, A. Rijken, R. van Hillegersberg, G. Slooter, J. Klaase, P. van der Tol, E. van der Linden, F.J.W. ten Kate, T.M. van Gulik (Amsterdam - The Netherlands)

Multipolar radiofrequency ablation of hepatic tumors
- T. Albrecht, B.B. Frericks, S. Valdeig, J. Ritz, K.J. Wolf (Berlin - Germany)

Radiofrequency Tumor Ablation � Is It Only Thermal Coagulation?
- P.M. Mertyna, Z. Liu, T. Brody, M.W. Dewhirst, S..N. Goldberg. (Boston / Durham - USA)
19:00

WELCOME RECEPTION

Tuesday - June 13
07:15 - 08:15
BREAKFAST
In Conjunction with Meet the Experts Session
(President: G. Gandini)
(Moderators: M. Colombo – J. Bruix)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

J.M. Llovet
08:15 - 09:15
- Clinical Overview -
L. Bolondi

- Critical assessment of staging systems -
J. Bruix

- Surgical treatment including Transplantation -
J. Belghiti

- Medical treatment -
P. Johnson
09:15 - 10:45

Image-Guided Interventional Therapy of HCC - Clinical Results
- Comparison of Percutaneous Chemical and Thermal Ablation -
R. Lencioni

- Comparison of Ablation and Surgical Resection (Impact of Ablations in a Surgical Department) -
R. Poon

- Review and Analysis of Clinical Trials of TACE - J. M. Llovet
- Microwave ablation -
P. Liang

- Laser -
G. Bizzarri

- Emerging transcatheter embolotherapy treatments: radioembolotherapy -
R. Salem
10:45 - 11:15

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
11:15 - 12:30

- Complications of Percutaneous Image-Guided Therapies (Avoidance, Recognition and Management) -
T. Livraghi

- Post-ablation management -
G. Dodd

- Role of non-surgical treatments before OLT -
J. Belghiti

- Multimodal therapies of HCC -
T. Livraghi
12:30 - 13:00

Panel Discussion
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
13:05 - 13:55

INDUSTRY SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Boston Scientific Satellite Symposium
(Chairman: J. Susman - New York)
“Role of RFA in the MultiDisciplinary Management of Patients with Hepatic Tumours”
Share with the Experts: “Interventional Radiologist and Surgeon perspective”

Speakers:
- P. L. Pereira (Tuebingen - Germany)
- D. Elias (Paris - France)
14:00 - 14:45

(President: L.Tan)
(Moderators: GP. Cornalba – JF Geschwind)
Hepatic Transcatheter Oncologic IGI – Tecnical Aspects

B. Damascelli, M. Sato, M. Bezzi
14:45 - 15:00

Panel Discussion
15:00 - 16:15

Scientific Basis for Clinical Therapies and Emerging Techniques (Emerging transcatheter strategies)
- Hypoxia and tumor therapy -
R. Gatenby

- XRT particles (including Holmium) -
J.T. Lee

- New drugs & concepts (nanoparticles, new polymers,…) -
J. F. Geschwind
16:15 - 16:45

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
16:45 - 17:05

(President: T. Livraghi)
(Moderators: M. Montorsi – G. Dodd)
Lecture
Open vs percutaneous vs laparoscopic vs transthoracic approach for HCC ablation -
R. Poon
17:05 - 18:00

HCC - Research papers & Critical Clinical Abstracts
Efficacy of HIFU therapy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma near the diaphragm
- H. Zhu, W. Chen, F. Wu, K. Li, H. Su, C. Jin, J. Bai, K. Zhou, L. Zhang, Z. Wang (Chongqing - China)

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma as the first-line treatment: Long-term results in a large single-Institution series
- D. Choi, H.K. Lim, H. Rhim, Y. Kim (Seoul - South Korea)

Radio-frequency ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for "intermediate" hepatocellular carcinoma: local success and clinical outcome
- A. Veltri, P. Moretto, A. Doriguzzi Breatta, P. Sacchetto, D. Righi, M.C.C. Cassinis, G. Gandini (Turin - Italy)

Percutaneous ethanol injection for medium and large hepatoma: a treatment option
- C.S. Ho, R. Beecroft, K. Tan, J.R. Kachura, L. Dawson, P. Greig, D. Grant, M. Sherman, D. Wong, S. Gallinger, F. Wong (Toronto - Canada)
18:00 - 18:30

Lecture on Basic Science (a WCIO Keynote Event)
"The Importance of Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in the Development and Validation of Imaging Guided Oncologic Interventions: Lessons Learned from the Pharmacotherapy Experience" -
R. Gatenby
17:05 - 17:45

(chairman: D. Gervais)
Oral Presentation Abstracts - KIDNEY
Management of Renal Tumours by Image-guided Radiofrequency Ablation - experience in 100 cases
- D.J. Breen, E.E. Rutherford, J.E.I. Cast, C.J. Smart, M.C. Hayes (Southampton - Great Britain)

Radiofrequency Renal Ablation: In Vivo Comparison of Internally-Cooled, Multitined Expandable and Internally Cooled-Perfusion Electrodes.
- J.M. Lee, J.K. Han, B.I. Choi. (Seoul - South Korea)

Radiofrequency ablation of primary renal tumors : mid-term results with a percutaneous US-guided approach.
- A. Veltri, A. Calvo, A.F. Genovesio, P. Sacchetto, P. Caggiula, C. Gazzera, G. Gandini. (Turin - Italy)

Role of the Trans-Arterial Embolization before Percutaneous Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of non surgical kidney tumours: short term preliminary results.
- L. Carpanese, G. Pizzi, G. Vallati, S. Guaglianone, M. Gallucci, M. Crecco. (Rome – Italy)

Radiofrequency ablation for tumor and biopsy-related massive hematuria.
- Z. Neeman, D. Sudheendra, J. Coleman, T. Fojo, B.J. Wood (Bethesda - USA)

Wednesday - June 14
07:15 - 08:15
BREAKFAST
In Conjunction with Meet the Experts Session
(President: P. Rossi)
(Moderators: R. Labianca – S. Gazelle)
Hepatic Metastases (Colorectal and Endocrine)
08:00 - 08:45

- Clinical overview -
D. Iannitti

- Surgical treatment -
D. Elias

- Chemotherapy -
W. Messersmith
08:45 - 10:45

Image-Guided Interventional Therapy of Hepatic Metastases - Clinical Results
- RF ablation of colorectal metastases: long-term results -
L. Solbiati

- RF ablation of endocrine metastases -
A. Siperstein

- Laser ablation of liver metastases: long-term results -
T. Vogl

- HIFU of liver metastases -
G. ter Haar

- Portal vein embolization -
T. De Baere

- TACE or intraarterial therapy for colorectal metastases -
M. Soulen

- TACE or TAE for endocrine tumors -
K. Brown

- Yttrium 90 microspheres for metastases -
R. Salem
10:45 - 11:10

Panel Discussion
11:10 - 11:30

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
11:30 - 13:00

(Moderators : T. De Baere – M. Soulen)
Scientific Basis for Clinical Therapies and Emerging Techniques (Termal therapies )
- Effect of blood flow & tissue composition on ablation -
S. N. Goldberg

- Emerging ablative technologies : Radiofrequency & Microwaves ( bipolar, new algorithms etc. ) -
P. Pereira

- High-intensity focused ultrasound -
G. Ter Haar

- Cryo -
P. Littrup

- Photodynamic therapy -
S. Bown
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
13:05 - 13:55

INDUSTRY SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Esaote Satellite Symposium
REAL-TIME CT/US FUSION: new modality for guiding interventional procedures
(Chairman: L. Solbiati - Busto Arsizio)
General principles, technical aspects and latest features
- L. Solbiati
Clinical applications
- R. Lencioni
Discussion
14:00

(Moderators : T. Vogl – G. Dorfman)
Lecture
Liver tumor ablation vs. hepatic metastasectomy: economic considerations and cost effectiveness
- S. Gazelle
14:20 - 15:20

Hepatic Percutaneous Therapies - Technical aspects
- Chemical ablation -
S. Shiina

- Radiofrequency ablation -
H. Rhim

- MW ablation -
D. Lu

- Cryoablation -
F. Lee
15:20 - 15:40

Panel Discussion

15:40 - 16:00

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)

16:00 - 16:55

LIVER METASTASES - Research Papers
Synergistic effect of interstitial laser coagulation and Doxorubicin in a murine model for solitary colorectal liver metastasis.
- L.M. Veenendaal, R. van Hillegersberg, N. Smakman, J.D.W. van der Bilt, P.J. van Diest, O. Kranenburg, I. Borel Rinkes (Utrecht - The Netherlands)

The contribution of microcirculatory disturbances and hypoxia on ischemia /reperfusion-accelerated outgrowth of colorectal micromets.
- J.D.W. van der Bilt, M. Soeters, A.M.J.J. Pieters, P.O. Witteveen, P.J. van Diest, O. Kranenburg, I.H.M. Borel Rinkes (Utrecht - The Netherlands)

Chemoembolization vs. bland embolization for metastatic neuroendocrine tumors.
- M.C. Soulen, A.T. Ruutiainen, S.W. Stavropoulos, S.O. Trerotola, C.M. Tuite, J.I. Mondschein (Philadelphia - USA)

Helical tomotherapy with 4D-PET/TC study for radiation treatment of liver metastases: our preliminary results.
- N. Di Muzio, F. Alongi, S. Schipani, M. Picchio, V. Bettinardi, F. Fazio (Milan - Italy)
17:05 - 17:55

INDUSTRY SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Tyco Satellite Symposium
(Chairman: A. Adam - London)
Systematic Evaluation of New thermal Ablation
Technologies
- S.N. Goldberg
Microwave Ablation: results on experimental animal studies
- R. Lencioni
New tools to improve the outcome of thermal ablations
- L. Solbiati
Discussion
16:10 - 16:50

Oral Presentation Abstracts - PELVIS and BREAST
Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) with Interleaved Technique: Experience for the Treatment of Uterine fibroids.
- G.A. Holland, A. Dick, M. Briggs, R. Bruno. (Burlington - USA)

Enhanced Sonographic MR guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Initial Experience for Treatment of fibroids.
- G.A. Holland, Y. Inbar, J. Rabinovici. (Burlington - USA, Tel Aviv - Israel)

CT-guided radiofrequency heat ablation of malignant extra-hepatic neoplasms.
- C. Pusceddu, F. Meloni, G. Podda, S. Profili, G.B. Meloni. (Cagliari / Sassari - Italy)

Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Breast Cancer with a Dedicated Cooled Tip Needle Electrode.
- G. Manenti, E. Cossu, C.A. Pistolese, G. Simonetti. (Rome - Italy)

Korean experience for high intensified focused ultrasound (HIFU) for breast cancer.
- I.B. Choi, H. Cho. (Seoul / Busan - South Korea)

Thursday - June 15
07:15 - 08:15
BREAKFAST
In Conjunction with Meet the Experts Session
(President: A. Siani)
(Moderators: C. Gridelli – M. Bellomi)
Lung Cancer
08:15 - 08:45

- Clinical overview -
A. Mussi

- Minimally invasive surgical therapy -
H. C. Fernando

- Stereotactic radiation therapy -
T. DiPetrillo
09:00 - 10:15
Image-Guided Interventional Therapy of Lung Cancer - Clinical Results
- RF ablation -
R. Lencioni

- MW ablation -
D. Dupuy

- Cryoablation -
P. Littrup

- Transcatheter -
T. Vogl

- Combined ablation / radiation -
T. DiPetrillo
10:15 - 10:35

Panel Discussion
10:35 - 11:00

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
11:00 - 11:40

(Moderators : R. Lencioni – M. Hicks)
Lung Ablation Therapies - Technical Aspects

T. Helmberger, T. De Baere
11:40 - 12:00

Panel Discussion
12:00 - 13:00

Scientific Basis for Clinical Therapies and Emerging Techniques (Moving towards combination therapies)
1. Improving thermal ablation with chemotherapy –
S.N. Goldberg

2. Improving radiation therapy with ablation -
M. Dewhirst

3. Improving drug delivery / medical oncology with thermal ablation -
B. Wood
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 - 15:00

(Moderator : S. Solomon)
Lung Cancer - Research papers & Critical Clinical Abstracts
Microwave ablation of lung tumors: preliminary safety and short term results in 42 patients.
- D.E. Dupuy, C.J. Simon, W.W. Mayo-Smith (Providence - USA)

Tissue-specific microwave ablation with a triaxial antenna : comparison of techniques in an in vivo porcine lung model.
- N.A. Durick, P.F. Laeseke, F.T. Lee, Jr., L.S. Broderick, L.A. Sampson, T.M. Frey, T.F. Warner, J.P. Fine, D.W. van der Weide, C.L. Brace (Madison - USA)

Radiofrequency thermal ablation: a minimally invasive approach in the treatment of lung malignancies.
- C. Gaddaleta, A. Catino (Bari - Italy)

The use of vascularly inserted embolisation coils as markers in the treatment of lung tumors with the tumor tracking system of the CyberKnife.
- J.G. Pr�vost, P.M.T. Pattynama, J.J. Nuyttens (Rotterdam - The Netherlands)
15:00 - 15:20

WCIO Emerging Therapy Lecture
Long-term follow-up of abdominal malignancies treated with HIFU -
F. Wu
15:20 - 15:50

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
(President: A. Adam)
(Moderators: A. Gangi – D. Dupuy)
Focused session - Bone neoplasms
15:50 - 17:35

- Radiation therapy (oncologist's perspective)
- R. Orecchia

- Vertebroplasty/cementoplasty -
G. Anselmetti

- Embolization for bone mets -
T. Rand
- RF ablation -
A. Gangi

- Cryoablation -
M. Callstrom

- Microwave ablation -
D. Dupuy

- High-intensity focused ultrasound -
J. Kennedy
17:35 - 18:00

Panel Discussion
18:00 - 18:30

Bone Ablation Therapies - Technical Aspects
- RF ablation -
J. W. Charboneau

- Cryoablation -
L. Ryback

- Combination Therapies -
A. Kelekis
18:45 - 19:00

Panel Discussion
11:00 - 12:40

Oral Presentation Abstracts - HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
(Chairmen: G. Casola – F. Meloni)
Particle embolization for hepatocellular cancer in 322 patients: a single center experience.
- A.M. Covey, M.A. Maluccio, L. BenPorat, L.A. Brody, C.T. Sofocleous, G.I. Getrajdman, Y. Fong, K.T. Brown. (New York / Indianapolis - USA)

Dynamic First-Pass MRI with Intra-arterial Contrast Injections for Iterative Monitoring of Liver Tumor Perfusion during Transcatheter Arterial Embolization.
- A.C. Larson, D. Wang, A. Bangash, T.K. Rhee, K.T. Sato, T. Paunesku, G. Woloschak, R. Salem, R.A. Omary. (Chicago - USA)

Functional Diffusion Weighted MRI Changes Following .Radioembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- R.A. Omary, J. Deng, T.K. Rhee, F. Miller, M. Mulcahy, L. Kulik, R. Salem, A.C. Larson. (Chicago – USA)

Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Transarterial Chemoembolization in Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Hepatectomy.
- W. Yang, M.H. Chen, K. Yan, W. Gao, W. Wu. (Beijing - China)

RFA of large liver cancer under percutaneous arterial and portal inflow control.
- L. Lupo, M. Stefano, P. Panzera, A. Gallerani, G. Di Palma, F. Tandoi, V. Memeo. (Bari - Italy)

Comparison of contrast enhanced ultrasound with contrast enhanced CT or MRI in the assessment of tumor vascularity and response to thermal ablation therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi- center study in China.
- M. Lu, X. Yu, A. Li, T. Jiang, M. Chen, B. Zhao, X. Zhou, J. Wang. (Guangzhou / Beijing / Shanghai / Xian - China)

Ethanol ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma sized up to 5 cm with single treatment session by using a multi-pronged injection needle.
- M. Lu, M. Kuang, X. Xie, G. Liu, Z. Xu, H. Xu. (Guangzhou - China)

The Portal vein tumor thrombosis of Hepatoma treated with the CyberKnife.
- I.B. Choi, S. An, B. Choi Y.N. Kang. (Seoul - South Korea)

Blood-less Hepatic Resection with multielectrode bipolar radiofrequency device.
- Rossi P, De Majo A, Manzelli A, Coscarella G, Sica GS, Gaspari AL. (Rome - Italy)

Transient immunosuppression caused by percutaneous ablation of liver tumors.
- J. Kettenbach, C. Schmuckenschlager, M. Ploder, B. Wessner, F. Laengle, E. Roth, J. Lammer, A. Spittler. (Vienna - Austria).
14:00 - 14:40

Oral Presentation Abstracts - BASIC SCIENCE
(chairman: F. Lee)
The importance of tumor size and background tissue blood flow on RF ablation outcome.
- Z. Liu, M. Ahmed, A. Sabir, S. Humphries, S.N. Goldberg (Boston - USA)

Survival of Patients with Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases after MR-Guided Laser-Induced Interstitial Thermotherapy in an Open 0.5 Tesla MRI scanner.
- F. Eickmeyer, H.J. Schwarzmaier, H. Keller, Q. Yang, V.U. Fiedler. (Krefeld / Duesseldorf - Germany)

US and Pathologic Changes Associated with Irreversible Electroporation, a New Non Thermal Ablation Modality - Clinical Implications.
- B. Rubinsky, G.M. Onik, P. Mikus. (Berkeley / Celebration / Los Angeles - USA)

Electrochemical potential predicts ablation zone formation during radiofrequency ablation.
- D.J. Schutt, J.A. Will, A. O'Rourke, J.G. Webster, D.M. Mahvi, D. Haemmerich. (Charleston / Madison - USA)

Intraoperative Multislice CT: An Important Adjunct to Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment.
- G.M. Onik, J. Redan. (Celebration - USA)

Study of Dendritic Cells in Rats Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation.
- Z. Fan, W. Dai, W. Wu, Y. Dai, M. Chen. (Beijing - China)
18:05 - 18:35

Oral Presentation Abstracts - HEPATIC METASTASES
(Chairman: A. Gillams)
Intraarterial CHT during Local hypoxia: Experience in treatment of hepatic metastasis.
- B. Caspani, P. Cecconi, F. Motta (Milan - Italy)

Yttrium-90 (SIR-Spheres®) Treatment for Metastatic Cancer to the Liver: Midterm Result.
- T.F. Jakobs, R.T. Hoffmann, M. Yu, B. Atassi, R. Lewandowski, M.F. Reiser, R. Salem (Munich - Germany; Chicago - USA)

A Phase II Clinical Trial on hepatic intra-arterial injection of Yttrium-90 Microspheres in unresectable colorectal liver metastases refractory to standard i.v. chemotherapy. Preliminary results.
- L. Carpanese, G. Pizzi, R. Golfieri, F. Fiore, D. Gasparini. (Rome / Bologna / Naples / Udine - Italy)

Friday - June 16
07:15 - 08:15
BREAKFAST
In Conjunction with Meet the Experts Session
(President: R. Lagalla)
(Moderators: A. Vanzulli J. - W. Charboneau)
Focused session - Renal, adrenal and pelvic neoplasms
08:15 - 09:15

Renal cell carcinoma
- Clinical overview -
M. Atkins
- RF ablation -
D. Gervais

- Cryoablation -
M. Callstrom

- Surgical oncologist's perspective -
A. Mandressi
09:15 - 10:15

Renal Ablation Therapies – Technical Aspects
- Radiofrequency ablation -
J. W. Charboneau

- MRI-guided Cryoablation -
S. Silverman

- Imaging follow-up -
D. Gervais
10:15 - 10:35

Panel Discussion
10:35 - 11:00

BREAK (in Exhibit Hall)
11:00 - 11:40

Adrenal and pelvic neoplasms
- RF ablation of adrenal adenomas and malignancies -
P. Almeida

- RF ablation of retroperitoneal and pelvic malignancies -
A. Gillams
11:40 - 12:00

Panel Discussion
12:00 - 13:00

(Chairman: G. Dorfman)
Scientific Basis for Clinical Therapies and Emerging Techniques (translating cutting hedge concepts into interventional oncology practice)
- Immunobiology and heating -
E. Repasky

- Angiogenesys and vascular targeting -
W. Messersmith

- Metabolic Oxidative Stress and Cancer -
D. Spitz

- Gene therapy and interventional oncology -
M. Borrelli
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
(Moderators: R. Giacobono – P. Pinto)
Focused session - Prostate cancer
14:00 - 15:00
- Surgical oncologist's perspective -
P. Pinto

- Radiotherapy -
T. DiPetrillo

- Cryoablation -
G. Onik
15:00 - 15:20
Panel Discussion
(Moderators: F. Sardanelli – G.F. Cognetti)
Focused session - Breast Cancer
15:20 - 16:50

- Clinical overview -
G. Viale

- Surgical therapy -
M. Intra

- Radiation therapy -
D. Wazer

- RF ablation -
J. McGahan

- Image-guided surgery and cryoablation -
to be announced

- High-intensity focused ultrasound -
F. Wu
16:50 - 17:10

Breast Ablation Therapies - Technical Aspects

B. Fornage
17:10 - 17:40

Panel Discussion
17:45
End of Meeting
10:00 - 10:30

Oral Presentation Abstracts - BONE NEOPLASMS
(chairman: M. Callstrom)
Treatment of osteosarcoma with high-intensity focused ultrasound: more than 5-years clinical outcomes.
- W. Wang, L. Bai, J. Tang, H. Ye, Z. Wang, W. Chen. (Beijing / Chongqing - China)

A Preliminary Analysis of Prognosis Factors Affecting HIFU Ablation of Bone Malignancies.
- W. Chen, H. Zhu, F. Wu, K. Li, C. Jin, K. Zhou, H. Su, X. Piao, L. Zhang, J. Zou, J. Bai, Z. Wang. (Chongqing - China)

Combined Radiofrequency ablation and vertebroplasty for treatment of painful spinal metastases: Early results.
- S.S. Kulkarni Mumbai - India)

Plasma-Mediated Radiofrequency-Based Cavity Ablation In Conjunction With Percutaneous Cement Injection For Treating Painful Vertebral Compression Fractures Resulting From Metastasized Malignancy.
- B. Georgy, W. Wong (San Diego - USA)