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ArticleJournal of bone oncology2018

Thermal effect of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation with a clustered electrode for vertebral tumors: In vitro and vivo experiments and clinical application.

Wei Zhao, Zhao-Hong Peng, Jin-Zhou Chen, Ji-Hong Hu, Jian-Qiang Huang, Yong-Neng Jiang, Gang Luo, Gen-Fa Yi, Hui Wang, Shen Jin and 1 more

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Article in Journal of bone oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Contactless treatment for scoliosis by electromagnetically controlled shape-memory alloy rods: a preliminary study in rabbits.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020
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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei ZhaoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Zhao-Hong PengDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Jin-Zhou ChenDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Ji-Hong HuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Jian-Qiang HuangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Yong-Neng JiangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Gang LuoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Gen-Fa YiDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Hui WangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Shen JinDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Bu-Lang GaoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, 295 Xichang Road, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, PR China.
Kunming Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate effects and heat distribution of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on vertebral tumors in vitro and in vivo swine experiments and its clinical application. MATERIALS AND

methodsRFA was performed on the swine spine in vitro and in vivo for 20 min at 90 °C at the electrode tip, and the temperature at the electrode tip and surrounding tissues were recorded. Clinical application of ablation combined with vertebroplasty was subsequently performed in 4 patients with spinal tumors.

resultsIn the in vitro study, the mean temperature at the front and ventral wall of the spinal canal was 50.8 °C and 43.6 °C, respectively, at 20 mm significantly greater than 37.7 °C and 33.7 ± 1.7 °C, respectively, at 10 mm ablation depth. The coagulative necrosis area was significantly (

conclusionThe clustered electrode can be efficiently and safely applied in the treatment of spinal tumors without damaging the spinal cord and adjacent nerves by heat distribution.

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Adjacent nervesClustered electrodeRadiofrequency ablationSpinal cordSpinal tumor

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PMID30094136
PMCPMC6072893
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