Single group study to evaluate the feasibility and complications of radiofrequency ablation and usefulness of post treatment position emission tomography in lung …

S Kang, R Luo, W Liao, H Wu, X Zhang… - World Journal of Surgical …, 2004 - Springer
Background There is genuine need to develop interventional treatment options for
management of lung tumors. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is one such alternative being …

Complications of microwave and radiofrequency lung ablation: personal experience and review of the literature

G Carrafiello, M Mangini, F Fontana, A Massa… - La radiologia …, 2012 - infona.pl
Purpose Complications correlated with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and
microwave ablation (MWA) of lung tumours were retrospectively reviewed to compare them …

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors: evaluation of the literature using evidence-based techniques

VO Chan, S McDermott, DE Malone… - Journal of thoracic …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the literature for articles assessing
radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for pulmonary malignancy. Materials and Methods The …

Radiofrequency ablation of 40 lung neoplasms: preliminary results

C Gadaleta, V Mattioli, G Colucci… - American journal of …, 2004 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Radiofrequency thermal ablation is a minimally invasive treatment widely used
for treatment of liver neoplasms and has also been tested on other types of tumor. Few …

Repeat radiofrequency ablation for local progression of lung tumors: does it have a role in local tumor control?

T Hiraki, H Mimura, H Gobara, Y Sano… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the role of repeat radiofrequency (RF) ablation for
local progression of lung tumors in local tumor control. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From …

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of lung neoplasms: initial therapeutic response

M Akeboshi, K Yamakado, A Nakatsuka… - Journal of vascular and …, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and initial therapeutic effect of radiofrequency
(RF) ablation in the treatment of unresectable malignant lung tumors. MATERIALS AND …

Thoracic tumors treated with CT-guided radiofrequency ablation: initial experience

K Yasui, S Kanazawa, Y Sano, T Fujiwara, S Kagawa… - Radiology, 2004 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of computed tomography (CT)-guided
radiofrequency (RF) ablation of malignant thoracic tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CT …

CT imaging findings of pulmonary neoplasms after treatment with radiofrequency ablation: results in 32 tumors

JD Bojarski, DE Dupuy… - American journal of …, 2005 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to describe the CT appearance of thoracic
neoplasms after treatment with radiofrequency ablation (RFA). MATERIALS AND …

Radiofrequency ablation of primary lung cancer: results from an ablate and resect pilot study

CL Nguyen, WJ Scott, NA Young, T Rader, LR Giles… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Study objectives: The role of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for primary lung cancer remains
poorly defined. The purpose of this “ablate and resect” pilot study was to evaluate the safety …

Factors contributing to cavitation after CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for lung tumors

T Okuma, T Matsuoka, A Yamamoto, Y Oyama… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Cavitation has been described in lung neoplasms after radiofrequency ablation
(RFA). In this retrospective study, the frequency and timing of cavitation after RFA of …