Published September 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Radiofrequency ablation of bony metastatic disease

Description

Image-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an emerging alternative therapy for treatment of cancer in patients who can not undergo surgical resection. We have performed RF ablation on patients to locally treat and palliate painful osseous metastatic disease for several years. We present an overview of various applications of RF ablation for treating osseous metastatic disease

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.crad.2004.01.015;
PII
S0009926004000492;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Clinical Radiology
Journal Volume
59
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 803-811
ISSN
0009-9260
CODEN
CLRAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36021958
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABLATION; BONE TISSUES; IMAGES; METASTASES; NEOPLASMS; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; SURGERY; THERAPY
Descriptors DEC
ANIMAL TISSUES; BODY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MEDICINE; RADIATIONS

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