Possibility for the Conjugated Use of Photodynamic Therapy and Electrosurgical Devices.

Because tissue optics limits the treated volume during anti-tumor Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), its conjugation with prior tissue debulking has been suggested clinically. In this context, the conjugation of radiofrequency ablation and PDT has already been demonstrated. However, the basic principles th...

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Main Authors: Francisco de Assis Martins Gomes Rego Filho, Romualdo Arthur Alencar Caldas, Cristina Kurachi, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Maria Tereza de Araujo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136194