Hepatic inflow occlusion increases the efficacy of interstitial laser-induced thermotherapy in rat
Interstitial laser-induced thermotherapy (ILT) destroys tumors thermally, ILT was performed for treatment of liver tumors in rats to investigate the effect of hepatic inflow occlusion on temperature distribution and lesion size. Tumors were irradiated for 20 min with near-infrared light from a neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser, The laser light at a power of 1.5 W was delivered throu
