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ReviewRadiology. Imaging cancer2025

Percutaneous Ablation of Thyroid Cancer.

Timothy C Huber, Lisa Walker, Luke Wilkins

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Review in Radiology. Imaging cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Timothy C HuberJefferson Radiology, 85 Seymour St, Ste 200, Hartford, CT 06106.ORCID 0000-0001-9126-5247
Lisa WalkerDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo.
Luke WilkinsDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Percutaneous ablation of benign thyroid nodules has become a widely accepted alternative to surgery. There has also been increasing use of percutaneous ablation in thyroid cancer. However, there are important differences between ablating benign and malignant nodules. Proper patient selection is critical for achieving good outcomes. While the field is rapidly evolving, there are fundamental principles that must be understood. The purpose of this review is to overview thyroid cancer biology, describe safe and effective techniques for treating thyroid cancers, and discuss which patients would benefit most from percutaneous ablation treatment.

Indexed as

Ablation TechniquesCatheter AblationRadiofrequency AblationThyroid NeoplasmsHumansPatient SelectionAblation TechniquesHead/NeckMicrowave AblationPapillary Thyroid MicrocarcinomaPercutaneousRadiofrequency AblationThyroidThyroid CancerThyroid Nodules

Identifiers

PMID41042146
PMCPMC12670036

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