ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2019
Percutaneous laser ablation for benign and malignant thyroid diseases.
Article in Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04580199 (Surgical), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Surgical (Total or Hemithyroidectomy)Versus Non Surgical (Ethanol Ablation ,RF Ablation ,Laser Ablation) Management of Thyroid Nodule
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic performance of ultrasound characteristics-based artificial intelligence models for thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation for cervical lymph node metastasis from thyroid carcinoma: a meta-analysis of clinical efficacy and safety.Lasers in medical science · 2022Pooled it
- Over than three-year follow-up results of thermal ablation for papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Thermal Ablation and Surgery for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Korean journal of radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of thermal ablation for autonomously functioning thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Elastofibroma dorsi: imaging-guided minimally invasive treatment using percutaneous COSkeletal radiology · 2026Article
- Microwave ablation of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Preclinical assessment of a mathematical model for ablation zone prediction in thyroid laser ablation.Lasers in medical science · 2024Article
- Image-guided thermal ablation in autonomously functioning thyroid nodules. A retrospective multicenter three-year follow-up study from the Italian Minimally Invasive Treatment of the Thyroid (MITT) Group.European radiology · 2022Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Laser Ablation of the Thyroid Gland in a Swine Model: Comparison of Ablation Parameters and Ablation Zone Dimensions.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2021Article
- European Thyroid Association and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Minimally Invasive Treatments in Malignant Thyroid Lesions.European thyroid journal · 2021Article
- Clinical practice guidelines for radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: a systematic review.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Radiofrequency ablation of benign thyroid nodules: recommendations from the Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation Task Force.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2021Article
- Reproducibility of Ablated Volume Measurement Is Higher with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound than with B-Mode Ultrasound after Benign Thyroid Nodule Radiofrequency Ablation-A Preliminary Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Thermal Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules and Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: Recommendations from the Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation Task Force - Secondary Publication.Journal of medical ultrasoundReview
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13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Minimally invasive image-guided thermal ablation is becoming increasingly common as an alternative to surgery for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. Among the various techniques for thermal ablation, laser ablation (LA) is the least invasive, using the smallest applicators available on the market and enabling extremely precise energy deposition. However, in some cases, multiple laser fibers must be used simultaneously for the treatment of large nodules. In this review, the LA technique is described, and its main clinical applications and results are discussed and illustrated.
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