Transcatheter Therapy for Hepatic Malignancy: Standardization of Terminology and Reporting Criteria

Transcatheter therapy for hepatic malignancy: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria.

The field of interventional oncology includes tumor ablation as well as the use of transcatheter therapies such as embolization, chemoembolization, and radioembolization. Terminology and reporting standards for tumor ablation have been developed. The development of standardization of terminology and reporting criteria for transcatheter therapies should provide a similar framework to facilitate ...

Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria.

The field of interventional oncology with use of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (ethanol or acetic acid) ablation, and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency, laser, microwave, ultrasound, an...

Image-guided Tumor Ablation: Proposal for Standardization of Terminology and Reporting Criteria

Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria--a 10-year update.

Image-guided tumor ablation has become a well-established hallmark of local cancer therapy. The breadth of options available in this growing field increases the need for standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison among treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (eg, ethanol or acetic acid) abl...

Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria--a 10-year update: supplement to the consensus document.

This table was developed by the Technology Assessment Committee of the Society of Interventional Radiology as a supplement to “ImageGuided Tumor Ablation: Standardization of Terminology and Reporting Criteria,” a standards of practice document published in this issue (1). Common topics for reporting and details and descriptions requested are summarized in the following table. Specific definitio...