IO Essentials: Liver

Moderators:

• Nishita Kothary, MD
• Ronald S. Arellano, MD

Faculty: 

• Nishita Kothary, MD | Choosing the Right Tool: How to Select the Optimal Ablation Modality for Liver Tumors
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss the available energies for ablation in the liver (including thermal and non-thermal)
    • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the dominant ablation modalities for liver applications

• Guilherme Lopes Pinheiro Martins, MD | Anatomic and Thermalprotective Technique Considerations in Liver Ablation
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss commmonly used techniques for protecting adjacent structures in thermal ablation
    • Discuss anatomic considerations of ablation of liver tumors in hard to reach locations (bile-duct, pericardiac, capsular)
    • Discuss trajectory planning of liver ablation for optimal margin and hard to reach locations 

• Rebecca Hibbert, MD | Endpoint Analysis in Liver Ablation: How to Decide Appropriate Treatment
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Discuss ablation planning and confirmation
    • Discuss the role of contrast enhanced imaging intraprocedurally and post-procedurally
    • Discuss the role of appropriate margins in ablation

• Ronald S. Arellano, MD | Case-Based Review of Ablative Therapies for Liver Interventions in Oncologic Patients