title: Ablation of skeletal metastases: current status.
abstract: Image-guided percutaneous ablation of bone metastases is an effective, minimally invasive alternative to conventional therapies in the palliation of pain from metastatic disease. Ablative technologies applied in the treatment of skeletal metastases include radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, microwave ablation, laser ablation, ethanol ablation, and, most recently, focused ultrasound. These ablative methods may be performed in combination with percutaneous cementoplasty to provide support and stabilization for metastases in weight-bearing bones at risk for pathologic fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: A Nicholas
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kurup
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Callstrom
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003452:Cryosurgery; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol