1. Microwave ablation: How we do it?
- Author
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Paresh G Patel, Suyash Kulkarni, Nitin Shetty, and Kunal B Gala
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Radiofrequency ablation ,Post-Procedure ,medicine.medical_treatment ,R895-920 ,Thermal ablation ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,law.invention ,Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,Microwave ablation ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,medicine ,Technical Note ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Adrenal tumors ,Pre-Procedure ,business.industry ,Technical note ,Ablation ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Technique ,Radiology ,business - Abstract
Minimally invasive techniques such as Image guided thermal ablation are now widely used in the treatment of tumors. Microwave ablation (MWA) is one of the newer modality of thermal ablation and has proven its safety and efficacy in the management of the tumors amenable for ablation for primary and metastatic diseases. It is used in the treatment of primary and secondary liver malignancies, primary and secondary lung malignancies, renal and adrenal tumors and bone metastases. We wanted to share our initial experience with this newer modality. In this article we will describe the mechanism and technique of MWA, comparison done with RFA, advantages and disadvantages of MWA along with pre procedure workup, post procedure follow-up and review of literature.
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- 2020