Background: Image-guided tumor ablation is commonly performed in clinical practice. Trying
to standardize terminology and data collection to enable a more reliable comparison among …

Background Image-guided thermal ablations are commonly used in the treatment of thyroid
nodules. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and laser ablation are the most commonly used …

Benign thyroid nodules are a common clinical occurrence and usually do not require
treatment unless symptomatic. During the last years, ultrasound-guided minimally invasive …

Purpose In the thyroid gland, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is being applied to both benign
nodules and cancers internationally, while interest is also growing in the West. Benign …

Thermal ablation (TA) procedures, such as radiofrequency ablation and laser ablation, are
used for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. Short-term studies (< 2 years) have …

Thyroid nodule treatment has significantly evolved over recent years with attempts to
individualize treatment on the basis of the cause of the nodule and patient performance …

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased worldwide. In the United States, thyroid
cancer incidence has tripled over the last 3 decades from 4.9 to 14.7 per 100,000 people in …

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a thermal ablation technique widely used for the
management of benign thyroid nodules. To date, five academic societies in various …

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of microwave ablation (MWA), including
cooled MWA (cMWA) and uncooled MWA (uMWA), for the treatment of benign thyroid …

Background Nearly 20 years after the first feasibility study, minimally invasive ultrasound
(US)-guided therapeutic techniques are now considered as a safe and effective alternative …