Program:
10:00 Welcome talk
10:30 Thermal ablation techniques: a journey from the state-of-the-art to the innovation P. Saccomandi, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy ([email protected])
11:00 Ultrasound in thermal ablationH. Azhari, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel ([email protected])
11:30 Highly absorbing nanoparticles for improving the selectivity of laser ablationI. Weitz, ORT Braude College, Karmiel, Israel ([email protected])
12:00 Coffee break
12:20 Thermometry during thermal ablation: thermocouples, computed tomographyand magnetic resonanceE. Schena, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy ([email protected])
12:40 Thermometry during thermal ablation: fiber optic-based sensorsS. Campopiano, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Naples, Italy ([email protected])
13:00 Thermal ablation in clinical practice: focus on EUS-guided laser ablationof pancreatic cancerF. M. Di Matteo, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy ([email protected])
13:20 Thermal ablation in clinical practice: hybrid probe RFA and other EUS-guidedtechniques S. Stigliano, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy ([email protected])
13:40 Open Discussion
14:00 Lunch
