Although rare, unintended thermal injury to organs surrounding the ablation zone can lead
to severe complications. Over the past 15 years, different protective methods have been …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to review the available armamentarium and most
recent advances in minimally invasive, image-guided percutaneous thermal ablation for …

Purpose: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the most common percutaneous technique
applied to treat painful spinal metastasis; however, experience in this field is somehow still …

Background Microwave ablation (MWA) is a novel technique that offers several potential
advantages over existing ablation systems, which include production of larger ablation …

Minimally invasive percutaneous imaging-guided techniques have been shown to be safe
and effective for the treatment of benign tumors of the spine. Techniques available include a …

Purpose To investigate the safety and clinical efficacy of bipolar radiofrequency ablation (b-
RFA) with increased (> 70° C) target temperature for the treatment of spine metastases with …

Osteoblastoma (OB) is a rare, benign bone tumor, accounting for 1% of all primary bone
tumors, which occurs usually in childhood and adolescence. OB is histologically and …

OBJECTIVE. The aim of this observational study was to assess safety and clinical outcomes
of percutaneous image-guided cryoablation (CA) to treat osteoblastomas (OBs) at various …

Percutaneous thermal ablation has proven to be safe and effective in the management of
patients with spinal tumors. Such treatment is currently proposed following the decision of a …

Purpose To assess efficacy and safety of imaging-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of
Osteoid Osteoma (OO) in both typical and atypical sites. Methods and materials Between …