ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2019
Microwave Ablation Compared With Laser Ablation for Treating Benign Thyroid Nodules in a Propensity-Score Matching Study.
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- Efficacy of radiofrequency and laser thermal ablation in solving thyroid nodule-related symptoms and cosmetic concerns. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2022Pooled it
- The evolution of image-guided ablations for thyroid disorders: a historical review.La Radiologia medica · 2026Review
- Thermal Ablation as a Non-Surgical Alternative for Thyroid Nodules: A Review of Current Evidence.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Apparent Diffusion Coefficient as a Predictor of Microwave Ablation Response in Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Changes in thyroid function after thermal ablation of thyroid nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Microwave ablation: a technical and clinical comparison to other thermal ablation modalities to treat benign and malignant thyroid nodules.Gland surgery · 2024Review
- Multiple overlapping microwave ablation in benign thyroid nodule: a single-center 24-month study.European thyroid journal · 2023Article
- Outcomes of laser-induced thermotherapy for thyroid nodules at the West Vascular Center, Ukraine.Journal of medicine and life · 2023Article
- A 5-year follow-up study on the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided laser ablation in elderly patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A retrospective, single-center study from China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- The value of ultrasound guided laser ablation in papillary thyroid recurrence carcinoma: A retrospective, single center study from China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Clinical and functional results of radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation in patients with benign thyroid nodules.Saudi medical journal · 2021Article
- A Nomogram to Predict Regrowth After Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation of benign thyroid nodules: effects on inflammatory factors and thyroid function.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Thermal Ablation of Thyroid Nodules: Technicalities Progress and Clinical Applications, Especially in Malignant Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- Ablating Aspiration Needle Tract Prior to Microwave Ablation Can Improve Therapeutic Outcomes for Predominantly Cystic Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- Thermal Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules and Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2020Review
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