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Percutaneous MR-guided radiofrequency ablation of recurrent sacrococcygeal chordomas
Volker Teichgräber1, Christophe Aubé, Diethard Schmidt
1Department of Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 70276 Tübingen, Germany.
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology
|July 25, 2006
Abstract
Objective:
Radiofrequency ablation is emerging as a therapeutic technique for the treatment of an increasing variety of tumors. Exact visual guidance to the tumor and controlled delivery of energy is pivotal for ablation success.
Conclusion:
Introducing MRI as a guidance technique ideally uses tumor-specific tissue characteristics, allows direct multiplanar reconstruction for precise needle positioning, and permits real-time monitoring and assessment of treatment-induced tissue signal changes to increase the safety of the procedure.