title: Radiofrequency ablation of the liver: how do we do it.
abstract: Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive cancer treatment used as an alternative for unresectable hepatic malignancies. Tumor ablation implies direct application of thermal or chemical therapies on a specific focal tumor. The aim of radiofrequency ablation is a total eradication of the tumor or at least a substantial tumor destruction. The thermal energy can be heat (radiofrequency, laser, microwave,...) or cold (cryoablation).
authors: Department of Radiology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Belgium.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Vandenbroucke
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Ilsen
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Craggs
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Op de Beeck
authors: J
authors: J
authors: de Mey
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media