Clinical practice guidelines on image-guided thermal ablation of primary and metastatic lung tumors (2022 edition)

J Cancer Res Ther. 2022 Sep;18(5):1213-1230. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_880_22.

Abstract

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: epidemiology of primary and metastatic lung tumors; the concepts of the IGTA and common technical features; procedures, indications, contraindications, outcomes evaluation, and related complications of IGTA on primary and metastatic lung tumors; and limitations and future development.

Keywords: Image-guided thermal ablation; lung cancer; metastatic lung tumor.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ablation Techniques* / methods
  • Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
  • Catheter Ablation* / methods
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced* / methods
  • Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / methods