title: Thermal ablation.
abstract: Image-guided tumor ablation refers to a group of treatment modalities that have emerged during the past 2 decades as important tools in the treatment of a wide range of tumors throughout the body. Although most widely recognized in the treatment of hepatic and renal malignancies, the role of thermal ablation has expanded to include lesions of the lung, breast, prostate, bone, as well as other organs and its clinical applications continue to increase. In the following article, we discuss the major thermal ablation modalities, their respective strengths and weaknesses, potential complications and how to avoid them, as well as possible future applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Meghan G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lubner
authors.forename: J Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hinshaw
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy