Comparison of the effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation with stereotactic body radiation therapy in inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a systemic review …

N Bi, K Shedden, X Zheng - International Journal of Radiation Oncology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To performed a systematic review and pooled analysis to compare clinical
outcomes of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) …

Comparing strategies for operator eye protection in the interventional radiology suite

RH Thornton, LT Dauer, JP Altamirano… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of common radiation-shielding strategies, used alone
and in combination, on scattered dose to the fluoroscopy operator's eye. MATERIALS AND …

Primary non–small cell lung cancer: review of frequency, location, and time of recurrence after radiofrequency ablation

MD Beland, EJ Wasser, WW Mayo-Smith, DE Dupuy - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To review the recurrence patterns in patients with primary non–small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) treated with percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation …

Microwave ablation in the management of colorectal cancer pulmonary metastases

I Kurilova, A Gonzalez-Aguirre, RG Beets-Tan… - Cardiovascular and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To review outcomes following microwave ablation (MWA) of colorectal cancer
pulmonary metastases and assess predictors of oncologic outcomes. Methods Technical …

Major complications after lung microwave ablation: a single-center experience on 204 sessions

A Zheng, X Wang, X Yang, W Wang, G Huang… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the incidence of and risk
factors for major complications after microwave ablation (MWA) of lung tumors. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the management of elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

R Blanco, I Maestu, MG de La Torre, A Cassinello… - Annals of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The elderly make up the majority of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, but there
is a lack of specific evidence to guide treatment; guidelines exist but elderly specific trials are …

Radiofrequency, microwave and laser ablation of pulmonary neoplasms: clinical studies and technical considerations

TJ Vogl, NNN Naguib, T Lehnert… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Image-guided thermal ablation therapy has received significant attention for the treatment of
many focal primary and metastatic pulmonary neoplasms. This interest has been associated …

Microwaves create larger ablations than radiofrequency when controlled for power in ex vivo tissue

A Andreano, Y Huang, MF Meloni, FT Lee Jr… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare ablation zones created with equal amounts of 2.45 GHz microwave
and 480 kHz radiofrequency (RF) energy inex vivo liver and lung. Methods A total of 38 …

Efficacy and safety of thermal ablation of lung malignancies: a network meta-analysis

B Jiang, MA Mcclure, T Chen… - Annals of thoracic medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of
radiofrequency ablation (RFA), cryoablation, and microwave ablation (MWA) for patients …

Percutaneous cryoablation of lung tumors: feasibility and safety

M Inoue, S Nakatsuka, H Yashiro, N Ito, Y Izumi… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of cryoablation for lung tumors as well as
the incidence of, and risk factors for, complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study …