Radiofrequency Ablation: Review of Mechanism, Indications, Technique, and Results
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Radiofrequency tissue ablation is a rapidly evolving in situ tissue ablation technique and has received increased attention in the past few years. The applications evolved from ablation of cardiac aberrant conduction fiber, to tumor ablation in bone, liver, kidney, breast, brain, and lung. Among them, hepatic primary and secondary tumor ablation is the most widely studied subject. In this article, we review the mechanism, procedure, results, and the prospects of this technique, with emphasis on hepatic tumor ablation.
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