Percutaneous MR-guided radiofrequency ablation of recurrent sacrococcygeal chordomas.
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Abstract
Radiofrequency ablation is emerging as a therapeutic technique for the treatment of an increasing variety of tumors. Exact visual guidance to the tumor and controlled delivery of energy is pivotal for ablation success. Introducing MRI as a guidance technique ideally uses tumor-specific tissue characteristics, allows direct multiplanar reconstruction for precise needle positioning, and permits real-time monitoring and assessment of treatment-induced tissue signal changes to increase the safety of the procedure.
Medical subject headings
- Catheter Ablation
- Chordoma
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local