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Radio frequency ablation is a promising treatment for nonsurgical cancer patients, preferred over predecessors like cryoablation, with ultrasonography as the most popular guidance method.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of radio frequency ablation for nonsurgical cancer patients, including its history, procedure, physics, and advantages over other ablation techniques.
Radio frequency (RF) ablation is the latest and most promising treatment for nonsurgical cancer patients. This article will explain the history of how RF ablation was developed, moving us through the quest for larger ablations. It will take the reader step by step through the actual procedure; explain the different RF systems available; describe the physics of how RF ablation works and why it is preferred over other predecessors, such as cryoablation, microwave ablation, laser ablation, chemoablation, and ethanol ablation; and describe the pitfalls of each. It will also mention the reasons why ultrasonography is the most popular guidance method, while computed tomography is used for follow-up.
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Maureen McDaniel Sackenheim (2003) conducted a review in nonsurgical cancer. Radio frequency (RF) ablation vs. cryoablation, microwave ablation, laser ablation, chemoablation, and ethanol ablation was evaluated. Radio frequency ablation is a promising treatment for nonsurgical cancer patients, preferred over predecessors like cryoablation, with ultrasonography as the most popular guidance method.
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