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

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...

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...

Terminology and Reporting Criteria for Radiofrequency Ablation of Tumors in the Scientific Literature: Systematic Review of Compliance with Reporting Standards

OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic review of compliance with standardized terminology and reporting criteria for radiofrequency (RF) tumor ablation, proposed by the International Working Group on Image-Guided Tumor Ablation in 2003, in the published reports. MATERIALS AND METHODS Literature search in the PubMed database was performed using index keywords, PubMed limit system, and eligibility c...

Image-guided tumor ablation: proposal for standardization of terms and reporting criteria.

The field of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terms and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments with different technologies, such as chemical ablation (ethanol or acetic acid) and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency, laser, microwave, ultrasound, and cryoablation. On the basis of this premise, a...