Imaging appearances following thermal ablation.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has an increasingly important role in the management of a number of solid tumours. Treatments usually take place at specialist centres that draw patients from a wide geographical area, but follow-up imaging is often undertaken at the referring institution. This review aims to describe and illustrate the range of normal and abnormal post-ablative appearances encountered in the most commonly treated organs, i.e. liver, lung, and kidney, to equip radiologists with the necessary knowledge for confident interpretation of post-ablation imaging in this diverse patient group.
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Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, London, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed