Tumor ablation by using radio-frequency energy has begun to receive increased attention
as an effective minimally invasive approach for the treatment of patients with a variety of …

Background The initial investigation of the use of radiofrequency waves in the body is
credited to d'Arsonval [22] in 1891, who showed that radiofrequency waves that pass …

Objective To describe the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat
unresectable malignant hepatic tumors in 123 patients. Background The majority of patients …

BACKGROUND Some surgeons have advocated delaying resection of liver metastases to
allow additional metastases which may be present, but are undetected, to be identified. This …

PURPOSE: To determine whether vasoactive pharmacologic agents can alter radio-
frequency (RF)-induced coagulation necrosis by modulating hepatic blood flow …

Only 10% to 20% of patients with primary and colorectal metastatic liver tumors are
candidates for curative surgical resection. Even after curative treatment, tumors recur …

Ablative treatments are gaining increasing attention as an alternative to standard surgical
therapies, especially for patients with contraindication or those who refuse open surgery …

From cell phones to treating cancer, EM energy plays a part in many of the innovations that
we take for granted everyday. A basic force of nature, like nuclear energy or gravity, this …

AIM: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of thermal ablation for treatment of hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC) using microwave and radiofrequency (RF) energy application …

PURPOSE: To evaluate contrast agent–enhanced ultrasonography (US) in the detection of
untreated tumor after radio-frequency (RF) ablation of hepatic metastases. MATERIALS AND …