title: Radiofrequency ablation of cancer.
abstract: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been used for over 18 years for treatment of nerve-related chronic pain and cardiac arrhythmias. In the last 10 years, technical developments have increased ablation volumes in a controllable, versatile, and relatively inexpensive manner. The host of clinical applications for RFA have similarly expanded. Current RFA equipment, techniques, applications, results, complications, and research avenues for local tumor ablation are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Radiology Department, Special Procedures Division, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mikityansky
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: Steven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Libutti
authors.forename: McClellan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Walther
authors.forename: Ziv
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Neeman
authors.forename: Julia K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Locklin
authors.forename: Bradford J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*