Thermal therapy, Part III: ablation techniques.

The present and future of thermal ablation for lung cancer.

In this issue of the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr Baisi et al. [1] from Milan have summarized some of the literature regarding the use of thermal ablation for pulmonary tumours. They have also described some of their own personal experience with 26 cases. Their primary discussion has focused on the use of radiofrequency ablation, and to a lesser extent, on microwave ablation. ...

Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Although surgical resection remains the best option as potentially curative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, radiofrequency thermal ablation has begun to receive much attention as an effective minimally invasive technique for the local control of unresectable malignant hepatic tumors. Most recent radiofrequency devices equipped with a powerful generator and larger needle electrode permit l...

Irreversible electroporation: state of the art

The field of focal ablative therapy for the treatment of cancer is characterized by abundance of thermal ablative techniques that provide a minimally invasive treatment option in selected tumors. However, the unselective destruction inflicted by thermal ablation modalities can result in damage to vital structures in the vicinity of the tumor. Furthermore, the efficacy of thermal ablation intens...

Balloon-occluded percutaneous radio-frequency thermal ablation (RFA) plus transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE): a new combined single- step therapy for treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

Percutaneous image-guided ablation of bone and soft tissue tumours: a review of available techniques and protective measures

BACKGROUND Primary or metastatic osseous and soft tissue lesions can be treated by ablation techniques. METHODS These techniques are classified into chemical ablation (including ethanol or acetic acid injection) and thermal ablation (including laser, radiofrequency, microwave, cryoablation, radiofrequency ionisation and MR-guided HIFU). Ablation can be performed either alone or in combination...