ReviewThe British journal of radiology2015
Lung radiofrequency and microwave ablation: a review of indications, techniques and post-procedural imaging appearances.
Review in The British journal of radiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03435770 (Evaluation of Safety and Feasibility of Endoscopic Ultrasound), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers.
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Evaluation of Safety and Feasibility of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Solid Pancreatic Neoplasms
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45 citing papers in PubMed.
- Safety and efficacy of a novel transbronchial radiofrequency ablation system for lung tumours: One year follow-up from the first multi-centre large-scale clinical trial (BRONC-RFII).Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2025Trial
- Thermal ablation of lung metastases in children: what every paediatric radiologist should know.Pediatric radiology · 2026Review
- Emergency thoracoscopic management of early ablation-tract bronchopleural fistula after low-power lung microwave ablation: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Electrodes of radiofrequency ablation for malignant lung tumors: a narrative review of advances, applications, and prospects.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopic Microwave Ablation for Primary and Metastatic Pulmonary Nodules: Retrospective Case Series.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Augmented Reality for Surgical Navigation: A Review of Advanced Needle Guidance Systems for Percutaneous Tumor Ablation.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2025Review
- Imaging patterns and recommendations for diagnosis, staging, and management of lung cancer.BJR open · 2025Review
- The Treatment of Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Are Not Candidates or Decline Surgical Resection: The Role of Radiation and Image-Guided Thermal Ablation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- From Simulation to Surgery: Comprehensive Validation of an Optical Sensor for Monitoring Focal Laser Ablation of Solid Organ Tumors.IEEE sensors journal · 2024Article
- Identifying symptom clusters and temporal interconnections in patients with lung tumors after CT-guided microwave ablation: A network analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Enhancing precision in lung tumor ablation through innovations in CT-guided technique and angle control.Thoracic cancer · 2024Article
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- Safety and local efficacy of computed tomography-guided microwave ablation for treating early-stage non-small cell lung cancer adjacent to bronchovascular bundles.European radiology · 2024Article
- CT-based radiomics models may predict the early efficacy of microwave ablation in malignant lung tumors.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2023Article
- Transvenous Pulmonary Chemoembolization and Optional Microwave Ablation for Colorectal Lung Metastases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Intercostal Neuralgia.Ochsner journal · 2023Article
- Massive lung necrosis due to microwave ablation in an octogenarian required urgent lobectomy.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Cooled radiofrequency ablation for pain related to Perthes' disease: a novel application.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Repeated Multimodality Ablative Therapies for Oligorecurrent Pulmonary Metastatic Disease.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Augmented fluoroscopy guided transbronchial pulmonary microwave ablation using a steerable sheath.Translational lung cancer research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Lung ablation can be used to treat both primary and secondary thoracic malignancies. Evidence to support its use, particularly for metastases from colonic primary tumours, is now strong, with survival data in selected cases approaching that seen after surgery. Because of this, the use of ablative techniques (particularly thermal ablation) is growing and the Royal College of Radiologists predict that the number of patients who could benefit from such treatment may reach in excess of 5000 per year in the UK. Treatment is often limited to larger regional centres, and general radiologists often have limited awareness of the current indications and the techniques involved. Furthermore, radiologists without any prior experience are frequently expected to interpret post-treatment imaging, often performed in the context of acute complications, which have occurred after discharge. This review aims to provide an overview of the current indications for pulmonary ablation, together with the techniques involved and the range of post-procedural appearances.
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