Open AccessInnovative Technique of Transbronchial Radiofrequency Ablation for Intrapulmonary Tumors
Author(s) -
Hidemi Suzuki,
Yasuo Sekine,
Kazuyuki Saito,
Takahiro Nakajima,
Yuichi Sakairi,
Shigetoshi Yoshida,
Ichiro Yoshino
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e318229671b
Subject(s) - medicine , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , lung cancer , radiology , nuclear medicine , lung , pathology
: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has emerged as a potential alternative for surgery in clinical oncology. This animal experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of transbronchial RFA in the treatment of lung tumor.