Percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation (IGTA) has been endorsed by multiple
societies as a safe and effective lung-preserving treatment of primary lung cancer and …

The main contents of the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Image-Guided Thermal Ablation
(IGTA) of Primary and Metastatic Lung Tumors (2022 Edition) include the following …

Lung ablation has been introduced into lung cancer treatment for about two decades.
Currently, 3 main choices of thermal energy for lung ablation are radiofrequency ablation …

Microwave (MW) antenna is a key element in microwave ablation (MWA) treatments as the
means that energy is delivered in a focused manner to the tumor and its surrounding area …

Purpose The present study retrospectively evaluated the feasibility, safety, and short-term
efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) to …

Although surgical lobectomy with systematic mediastinal lymph node evaluation is
considered as the “gold standard” for management of early stage non–small cell lung cancer …

Please see the Editorial Comment by Nassir Rostambeigi discussing this article.
BACKGROUND. To our knowledge, outcomes between percutaneous microwave ablation …

Purpose To provide guidance on quality improvement thresholds for outcomes and
complications of image-guided thermal ablation for the treatment of early stage non-small …

Abstract Treatment of patients with lung cancer during the current COVID-19 pandemic is
challenging. Lung cancer is a heterogenous disease with a wide variety of therapeutic …

Objectives To compare the incidence of persistent air leak (PAL) following cryoablation vs
MWA of lung tumors when the ablation zone includes the pleura. Methods This bi …