Radiofrequency thermal ablation: imaging guided therapeutic applications.
Minimally invasive, image guided radiofrequency ablation RFA now provides an effective local treatment of isolated or localized neoplastic diseases, and is also being used as an adjunct to conventional surgery, systemic chemotherapy or radiation. It is now the front line treatment in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma and its use in other neoplastic diseases continues to expand. This update introduces the technique to alleviate inoperable tumours and application of RFA in therapeutic imaging.
Qasmi
Imran Masoud
IM
Department of Radiology, CMH, Peshawar. imqasmi@hotmail.com
Saeed
Farrukh
F
Bhatti
Muhammad Asghar
MA
D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted