ReviewUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2018
The efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of benign thyroid nodules.
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- Complications of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation of thyroid nodules and associated risk factors: an experience from 9667 cases.European radiology · 2025Article
- [Local ablative procedures for treatment of thyroid nodules].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Brazilian Consensus on the Application of Thermal Ablation for Treatment of Thyroid Nodules: A Task Force Statement by the Brazilian Society of Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery (SOBRICE), Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery (SBCCP), and Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM).Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- Magnetic Particle Imaging-Guided Hyperthermia for Precise Treatment of Cancer: Review, Challenges, and Prospects.Molecular imaging and biology · 2023Review
- Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle-Assisted Radiofrequency Ablation for Improved Thermal Treatment Distribution.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Recurrence and additional treatment of cystic thyroid nodules after ethanol ablation: validation of three proposed criteria.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Clinical practice guidelines for radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: a systematic review.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- The importance of subcapsular anesthesia in the anesthesiological management for thyroid radiofrequency ablation.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2020Article
- Effect of perithyroidal lignocaine infusion (PLI) to pain experienced during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of benign thyroid nodules.European radiology · 2019Observational
- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for benign thyroid nodules: 2-year follow-up results.Endocrine · 2019Article
- Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of benign symptomatic thyroid nodules - initial UK experience.The British journal of radiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a promising form of thermal ablation of benign thyroid nodules, but evidence supporting its use is scarce. The present review evaluated the efficacy and safety of single-session HIFU treatment of benign thyroid nodules. As reported in the literature, the extent of nodule shrinkage following treatment ranged from 48.8% to 68.8%. Like other forms of ablation, the shrinkage rate was greatest in the first 3-6 months, and the best responders were patients with small (≤10 mL) nodules. Complications were uncommon, but temporary vocal cord palsy occurred in 3%-4% of patients, and was related to the distance between the HIFU beam and the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Despite being safe and efficacious, a larger-scale prospective trial is required.
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