Safety margin assessment after microwave ablation of liver tumors: inter- and intrareader variability

Microwave ablation of lung tumors

Microwave ablation of malignant extremity bone tumors

BACKGROUND The current application of limb salvage process has some unsolved problems, such as prosthesis loosening, which severely limits the function of the preserved limbs. Innovative approaches are needed to further improve functional outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Instead of en-bloc resection of tumor-bearing bone, it is dissected from the surrounding normal tissues, followed by devitaliz...

Microwave Ablation of Pelvic Malignant Bone Tumors

Background: A considerable percentage of primary or secondary malignancy developed from pelvis. The current widely used surgical treatment is en blot resection of tumor-bearing bone followed by reconstruction. The high rate of complication and mechanical instability often contribute to poor results. Given the poor prognosis and high mobility for pelvic malignancy, some authors think that consid...

Thermal Ablation of Lung Tumors: Focus on Microwave Ablation.

Background Image-guided thermal ablation can be used for the treatment of medically inoperable primary and metastatic lung cancer. These techniques are based on the heating up or freezing (cryoablation) of a volume of tissue around a percutaneous applicator that induces necrosis of the tumor. Method The English-language literature concerning thermal ablation of the lung was reviewed. Radiofrequ...

Laser ablation of liver tumors: An ancillary technique, or an alternative to radiofrequency and microwave?

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is currently the most popular and used ablation modality for the treatment of non surgical patients with primary and secondary liver tumors, but in the last years microwave ablation (MWA) is being technically improved and widely rediscovered for clinical use. Laser thermal ablation (LTA) is by far less investigated and used than RFA and MWA, but the available data ...