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thermal ablation therapy

Known as: thermal ablation 
A procedure using heat to remove tissue or a part of the body, or destroy its function. For example, to remove the lining of the uterus, a catheter… 
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Percutaneous minimally invasive therapies in the treatment of bone tumors: thermal ablation.
Many percutaneous image-guided ablative techniques have been utilized in the treatment of bone cancers. These techniques are fast… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Bronchobiliary fistula after radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatic tumor.
A broad spectrum of complications can occur after radiofrequency (RF) ablation of hepatic tumors, even though it has been… 
2005
2005
Radiofrequency thermal ablation of hepatic tumors: pitfalls and challenges
Image-guided radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation has been accepted as a promising interventional technique to control… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma using microwave and radiofrequency ablation.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Thermal protection during percutaneous thermal ablation of renal cell carcinoma.
Thermal injury to collateral structures is a known complication of thermal ablation of tumors. The authors present the use of CO… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Minimally invasive surgery for small breast cancer
So‐called minimally invasive techniques make percutaneous eradication of breast tumors possible, thus leading to breast… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation Combined with Transcatheter Arterial Embolization in the Treatment of Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Purpose: Method: Results: Conclusions: Studienziel: Patienten und Methode: Ergebnisse: Schlußfolgerung: 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
MRI‐guided radiofrequency thermal ablation of implanted VX2 liver tumors in a rabbit model: Demonstration of feasibility at 0.2 T
Successful radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation was performed on VX2 tumors implanted in 23 rabbit livers under magnetic… 
1999
1999
MR imaging-guided radio-frequency thermal ablation in the pancreas in a porcine model with a modified clinical C-arm system.
PURPOSE To test the hypotheses that (a) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided radio-frequency (RF) thermal ablation in the… 
1997
1997
Endoscopic snare papillectomy in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and ampullary adenoma.
The optimal treatment of adenomas of the papilla of Vater has still not been definitively established, and the endoscopic… 
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