Kroft L J M, van der Linden E, Obermann W R
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Radiologie, Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2005 Jun 25;149(26):1448-53.
Percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency ablation is mainly used for treatment of tumours in the skeleton, the liver, kidney and lung, in patients who are no (longer) candidates for surgical treatment. Sterile placement of the radiofrequency electrode, which is coupled to a radio-frequency generator, is image-guided. Heating causes cell-death. It has been shown in the literature that radiofrequency ablation is a safe and effective treatment method for local tumor control.
