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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
Radiofrequency ablation of cancer
Marc Friedman1, Igor Mikityansky, Anthony Kam
1Diagnostic Radiology Department, Special Procedures Division, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Abstract:
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been used for over 18 years for treatment of nerve-related chronic pain and cardiac arrhythmias. In the last 10 years, technical developments have increased ablation volumes in a controllable, versatile, and relatively inexpensive manner. The host of clinical applications for RFA have similarly expanded. Current RFA equipment, techniques, applications, results, complications, and research avenues for local tumor ablation are summarized.
