title: Image-guided therapies in orthopedic oncology.
abstract: The treatment of patients who have malignancies of bone often require multidisciplinary care. The aim of this review is to outline percutaneous techniques that may be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of these patients. In particular, the existing procedures of percutaneous biopsy, alcoholization (ethanol ablation), vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, osteoplasty, radiofrequency ablation, laser photocoagulation, and vascular embolization are reviewed. Aspects of each technique, including mechanism of action, patient selection, treatment technique, and recent patient outcome are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salter
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gangi
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome