Radiofrequency ablation - is a technique finished?

Wiggermann, P. and Jung, E. M. and Stroszczynski, C. (2012) Radiofrequency ablation - is a technique finished? RADIOLOGE, 52 (1). pp. 9-14. ISSN 0033-832X, 1432-2102

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Abstract

According to current scientific investigations radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a local ablative tumor therapy for unresectable liver malignancies is currently accepted as the best therapeutic choice. The results of randomized trials justify RFA for small hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and RFA is considered to be a viable alternative to resection for inoperable patients with limited hepatic metastatic disease, especially from colorectal cancer (CRC LM). However, surgical resection still remains the gold standard for resectable CRC LM. The intraprocedural image guidance modality of choice is computed tomography (CT) alongside CT fluoroscopy. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used for preprocedural lesion detection and differentiation as well as for follow-up and can be used to perform RFA procedures as well. This article highlights new developments in RFA.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: SMALL HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA; CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; PERCUTANEOUS ETHANOL INJECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; TRANSARTERIAL CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; THERMAL ABLATION; 5-YEAR SURVIVAL; LIVER-TUMORS; IMAGE FUSION; FOLLOW-UP; Radiofrequency ablation (RFA); Computed tomography (CT); Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Liver metastases
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Röntgendiagnostik
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 25 May 2020 10:21
Last Modified: 25 May 2020 10:21
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/19594

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