title: Percutaneous cryoablation techniques and clinical applications.
abstract: Once requiring surgery, cryoablation now can be performed percutaneously under image guidance, thanks to the development of small probes. Sonography was used to guide cryoablation performed surgically; now, computed tomography and magnetic resonance images are typically used to guide percutaneous cryoablation. Intraprocedural monitoring helps those performing the procedure to treat the tumor completely, while avoiding complications. Percutaneous cryoablation has been shown to be safe and effective for many clinical applications including kidney, liver, prostate, breast, and musculoskeletal cancers. In this article, we briefly review percutaneous cryoablation techniques and clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. statli@partners.org
authors.forename: Servet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatli
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuncali
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007053:Ice