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RF for Treatments of Malignant Lesions

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Radiofrequency Treatments on the Spine

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Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of spinal tumors is a challenging technique and appeared only intermittently in the literature since the early 1980s. Recently, multipurpose radiofrequency ablation devices have been employed during the ablation of spinal tumors and during vertebral augmentation. We review the history and progress of these techniques, describing the current status and indications of the techniques and their expected future roles in the treatment of metastatic spinal lesions.

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  1. University of California San Diego, 5458 Coach Lane, San Diego, CA, 92130, USA

    Bassem A. Georgy MD, DABIPP

  2. San Diego Imaging, San Diego, CA, USA

    Bassem A. Georgy MD, DABIPP

  3. Radiology Santissima Trinita Hospital, ASSL Cagliari, ATS Sardegna, Cagliari, Italy

    Stefano Marini & Emanuele Piras

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  1. Radiology, Santissima Trinita Hospital Radiology, Cagliari, Italy

    Stefano Marcia

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari Department of Radiology, Cagliari, Italy

    Luca Saba

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Georgy, B.A., Marini, S., Piras, E. (2017). RF for Treatments of Malignant Lesions. In: Marcia, S., Saba, L. (eds) Radiofrequency Treatments on the Spine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41462-1_11

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