title: Real-time virtual ultrasonographic radiofrequency ablation of renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the usefulness of real-time virtual ultrasonography (RVS) as a new navigational tool for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of solid renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients with 13 RCCs were treated with percutaneous RFA using RVS, which displays ultrasonograms and corresponding multiplanar reconstruction images of computed tomography in parallel.
  
  
  RESULTS
  RVS allowed excellent anatomical visualization and precise navigation of RFA for RCC. All patients were treated successfully in one session with percutaneous RVS RFA. There were no significant complications, and none of the patients had a local tumour recurrence during the follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RVS for RFA of solid RCC is a new and promising alternative imaging method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ukimura
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitterberger
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okihara
authors.forename: Tsuneharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Germar M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pinggera
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neururer
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peschel
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aigner
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gradl
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bartsch
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Colleselli
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strasser
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pallwein
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frauscher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000592:standards*