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Thermal Ablation for the Treatment of Abdominal Tumors
Published on: March 7, 2011
Image-guided Ablative Procedures
R Dai1, R Uppot1, R Arellano1
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Division of Intervention Radiology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Various image-guided ablative procedures include chemical and thermal ablation techniques and irreversible electroporation. These have been used for curative intent for small tumours and palliative intent for debulking, immunogenicity and pain control. Understanding these techniques is critical to avoiding complications and achieving superior clinical outcomes. Additionally, combination with immunotherapy and chemotherapies is rapidly evolving. There are numerous opportunities in interventional radiology to advance ablation techniques and seamlessly integrate into current treatment regimens for both benign and malignant tumours.

