Abstract
Thermal coagulation therapy is a rapidly evolving technique for the treatment of primary and secondary hepatic tumors. Radiofrequency is gaining most of the attention of these techniques due to its superior effectiveness. This article outlines technical considerations, indications and clinical results with RF ablation in the liver.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Breast Neoplasms
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Catheter Ablation* / instrumentation
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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Contraindications
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Liver Neoplasms / mortality
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Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
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Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Monitoring, Physiologic
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ultrasonography