title: Drill-assisted, fluoroscopy-guided vertebral body access for radiofrequency ablation: Technical case series.
abstract: Radiofrequency ablation is a valuable therapy for palliation of painful spinal metastases and local tumor control; however, accessing the vertebral body can be difficult and time consuming with traditional manual needles. Herein, we report our initial experience using a drill-assisted, fluoroscopy-guided technique for accessing the vertebral body for radiofrequency ablation.
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA wallacea@mir.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Adam N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Randy O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Anderanik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomasian
authors.affiliation: Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Jack W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: OnControl; drill system; radiofrequency ablation; spinal metastases