Ultrasound-Guided Breast Cancer Cryoablation.

Ward, Robert C; Lourenco, Ana P; Mainiero, Martha B · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2019

review · Level V

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Abstract

<b>OBJECTIVE.</b> Percutaneous ultrasound-guided breast cryoablation is a minimally invasive technique that kills targeted tissue with extreme cold, requires only local anesthesia, and takes less than 45 minutes to complete. <b>CONCLUSION.</b> We discuss the indications for breast cryoablation, the mechanism of cell death, and types of commercially available devices; illustrate procedural technique; and review expected follow-up imaging findings in treated primary breast cancer.

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