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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ablative therapies in the management of liver metastases: systematic review and economic evaluation

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Many deaths from cancer are caused by metastatic burden. Prognosis and survival rates vary, but survival beyond 5 years of patients with untreated metastatic disease in the liver is rare.
Breen, David J.   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

Treatment of osteolytic solitary painful osseous metastases with radiofrequency ablation or cryoablation: a retrospective study by propensity analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The present study aimed to measure the improvement in pain relief and quality of life in patients with osteolytic solitary painful bone metastasis treated by cryoablation (CA) or radiofrequency ablation (RFA).
Bonfili, Pierluigi   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

A Tubular Electrode For Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy

open access: yes, 2010
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Antunes, Carlos Lemos   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Effect of a poloxamer 407-based thermosensitive gel on minimization of thermal injury to diaphragm during microwave ablation of the liver. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
AIM: To assess the insulating effect of a poloxamer 407 (P407)-based gel during microwave ablation of liver adjacent to the diaphragm. METHODS: We prepared serial dilutions of P407, and 22.5% (w/w) concentration was identified as suitable for ablation ...
Dou, Rui   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Pulse Dose Radiofrequency for Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica
Trigeminal neuralgia has an incidence of 4-13 per 100000 people per year. The incidence of this disease increases in the elderly, and it is known to cause severe shock-like pain.
Saman Sheikhhosseini   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advantages and limitations of radiofrequency treatment for intervertebral disc herniation

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Radiofrequency therapy for intervertebral discs is a minimally invasive technique that acts on the nucleus pulposus tissue of the intervertebral disc to achieve thermal coagulation, thereby treating pain. Compared to traditional surgery, its operation is
Junfeng Wang, Xiaoxia Li, Yuenong Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and Procedural Effects of Transitioning to Contact Force Guided Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: A major innovation in atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has been the introduction of contact force (CF) sensing catheters. Objective: To evaluate procedural and clinical effects of transitioning to CF-guided AF ablation.
Dikdan, Sean J., Frisch, Daniel R.
core   +1 more source

Radiofrequency Ablation for Post Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Radiofrequency ablation has an important role in the management of post infarction ventricular tachycardia. The mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is complex and technically challenging.
O’Donnell, David, Nadurata, Voltaire
core   +1 more source

Phonon-assisted radiofrequency absorption by gold nanoparticles resulting in hyperthermia

open access: yes, 2015
It is suggested that in gold nanoparticles (GNPs) of about 5 nm sizes used in the radiofrequency (RF) hyperthermia, an absorption of the RF photon by the Fermi electron occurs with involvement of the longitudinal acoustic vibrational mode (LAVM), the ...
A Leifert   +42 more
core   +1 more source

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation combined with anti-PD-1 for the treatment of prostate cancer: an experimental study

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
BackgroundThis study seeks to investigate the potential synergistic effects of combining ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation with anti-PD-1 therapy on prostate cancer, utilizing animal models.MethodsA mouse model of prostate cancer was
Si Chen   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

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