title: Imaging-guided percutaneous ablation of renal cell carcinoma: a primer of how we do it.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article is a primer in conducting an imaging-guided percutaneous renal ablation program based on the clinical experience of three institutions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Imaging-guided percutaneous ablation is becoming a viable alternative to surgery for the management of locally confined renal cell carcinoma. Conducting a successful renal tumor ablation program includes understanding the treatment options for early-stage renal cell carcinoma, selecting the appropriate patients, understanding the procedural techniques, and organizing a comprehensive follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02114, USA. ruppot@partners.org
authors.forename: Raul N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Uppot
authors.forename: Stuart G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zagoria
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuncali
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Childs
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gervais
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*