Thermal ablation of lung tumors: focus on microwave ablation

TJ Vogl, NEA Nour-Eldin, MH Albrecht… - RöFo-Fortschritte auf …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Background Image-guided thermal ablation can be used for the treatment of medically
inoperable primary and metastatic lung cancer. These techniques are based on the heating …

The roles of surgery, stereotactic radiation, and ablation for treatment of pulmonary metastases

MB Antonoff, CT Sofocleous, MR Callstrom… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2022 - jtcvs.org
For patients with extrapulmonary primary malignancies, the lung is the most frequent site of
metastatic spread. 1 Pulmonary metastatic disease is experienced commonly in colorectal …

Microwave ablation for lung neoplasms: a retrospective analysis of long-term results

TT Healey, BT March, G Baird, DE Dupuy - Journal of Vascular and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the long-term safety and efficacy of microwave (MW) ablation in the
treatment of lung tumors at a single academic medical center. Materials and Methods …

Novel image-guided flexible-probe transbronchial microwave ablation for stage 1 lung cancer

MA Pritchett, JS Reisenauer, R Kern, DS Wilson… - Respiration, 2023 - karger.com
Background: Image-guided percutaneous thermal ablation is an established treatment
option for early-stage lung cancer in medically inoperable patients but carries a high risk of …

Microwave ablation in the management of colorectal cancer pulmonary metastases

I Kurilova, A Gonzalez-Aguirre, RG Beets-Tan… - Cardiovascular and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose To review outcomes following microwave ablation (MWA) of colorectal cancer
pulmonary metastases and assess predictors of oncologic outcomes. Methods Technical …

Comparison of percutaneous image-guided microwave ablation and cryoablation for sarcoma lung metastases: a 10-year experience

PP Bourgouin, MM Wrobel… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Please see the Editorial Comment by Nassir Rostambeigi discussing this article.
BACKGROUND. To our knowledge, outcomes between percutaneous microwave ablation …

Image-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy of malignancies in various inner organs–technique, indications, and perspectives

T Bretschneider, J Ricke, B Gebauer… - Journal of contemporary …, 2016 - termedia.pl
Purpose Potentially curative treatment is always the first-line approach in patients with early
cancer. In patients with early liver cancer like hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), thermal …

Device safety assessment of bronchoscopic microwave ablation of normal swine peripheral lung using robotic-assisted bronchoscopy

H De Leon, K Royalty, L Mingione… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the safety of bronchoscopic microwave
ablation (MWA) of peripheral lung parenchyma using the NEUWAVE™ FLEX Microwave …

CT after lung microwave ablation: normal findings and evolution patterns of treated lesions

V Vespro, MC Bonanno, MC Andrisani, AM Ierardi… - Tomography, 2022 - mdpi.com
Imaging-guided percutaneous ablative treatments, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA),
cryoablation and microwave ablation (MWA), have been developed for the treatment of …

Local recurrence after microwave ablation of lung malignancies: a systematic review

DB Nelson, AL Tam, KG Mitchell, DC Rice… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Microwave ablation is a therapeutic option for patients with lung malignancies
who are not surgical candidates. However, reports on local recurrence have been limited to …