Interventional MR: Thermotherapy
  Monday, 3 April, 09:00 - 10:15

	Session Organizers: Jonathan S. Lewin, Thomas Kahn, Michael Neeman, and Chrit T. Moonen
	Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: Identify the role of local tumor treatment and control in cancer therapy; Recognize the techniques used for MR monitoring of thermotherapy; List methods of thermal energy deposition used for tumor ablation; Discuss the current role of MR image-guided thermotherapy in clinical care; Recognize the potential and limitations of thermal ablation treatment in the future of local cancer therapy.
	Program: 09:00 Concepts in Local Therapy for Liver Cancer David Mulligan, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA 09:25 Thermal Imaging and Technological Aspects for MR-Guided Thermotherapy R. Mark Henkelman, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 09:50 Clinical Applications of MR-Guided Thermotherapy Hans-Joachim Schwarzmaier, Henrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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