ArticleKorean journal of radiology2020
Feasibility of Adjustable Electrodes for Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules.
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- Long-Term Results of Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: State of the Art and Future Perspectives-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Improving radiofrequency ablation outcomes in large thyroid nodules: superiority of adjustable tip needles.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Observational
- Adjustable-tip needles versus fixed-tip needles in radiofrequency ablation of symptomatic benign thyroid nodules: a single-center Italian experience.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Observational
- Comparison of the Therapeutic Efficacy and Technical Outcomes between Conventional Fixed Electrodes and Adjustable Electrodes in the Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules.Korean journal of radiology · 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
- [Effective and Safe Application of Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2023Article
- Thyroid artery embolization of large solitary symptomatic benign thyroid nodules through transradial approach.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Unresolved Clinical Issues in Thermal Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: Regrowth at Long-Term Follow-Up.Korean journal of radiology · 2021Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules-Expanding Treatment Options in the United States.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2021Article
- RFA and benign thyroid nodules: Review of the current literature.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2021Review
- Predictor Analysis in Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Single Center Experience.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Observational
- Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation for a Small Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Patient Unfit for Surgery: A Case Report.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- The Ablation of Thyroid Nodule's Afferent Arteries Before Radiofrequency Ablation: Preliminary Data.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Article
- Efficacy of 7 versus 10 mm Active Tips in Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Nodules.AACE endocrinology and diabetesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate a novel radiofrequency ablation (RFA) application utilizing an adjustable electrode for treatment of benign thyroid nodules. MATERIALS AND
methodsFrom April 2011 to December 2018, 21 patients underwent RFA treatment on 21 thyroid nodules, utilizing an 18-gauge internally cooled electrode equipped with a size adjustable active tip. The peripheral nodule portions were ablated with the moving-shot technique and a shorter active tip, and the nodule centers were ablated with the fixed technique and a longer active tip. We assessed parameters including characteristics of the treated nodules, use of variablesized active tips, volume reduction rate, therapeutic success rate, and post-procedural complications. The therapeutic success rate was defined as a > 50% volume reduction of the initial nodule volume at the 6- or 12-month follow-up.
resultsThe treated thyroid nodules were large enough to cause symptoms (mean volume, 29.6 mL). Two types of active tips per session were used for all nodules. The mean volume reduction rate at the last follow-up was 68.3 ± 4.4% and our therapeutic success rate was 90.5%. Both symptoms and cosmetic scores decreased significantly. Minor complications in three patients were recorded during and after the procedure.
conclusionThis initial study demonstrated that an adjustable electrode for RFA of benign thyroid nodules effectively and safely resulted in volume reduction.
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