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Microwave Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules

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Image-guided microwave ablation is being considered as an optional minimally invasive treatment for benign thyroid nodules because of its relative low cost, its ability to provide large regions of coagulative necrosis, and its relatively short treatment period. Microwave ablation can reduce volume of benign thyroid nodules and solve nodule-related clinical problems. In the following chapter, we review the equipment, indications, patient preparation, procedures, clinical results, and complications of microwave ablation on benign thyroid nodules, in comparison to percutaneous ethanol ablation, radiofrequency ablation, and laser ablation.

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Abbreviations

EA:

Ethanol ablation

fT4:

Free thyroxine

LA:

Laser ablation

MWA:

Microwave ablation

RFA:

Radiofrequency ablation

T3:

Triiodothyronine

TSH:

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

US:

Ultrasound

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Feng, B., Liang, P. (2015). Microwave Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules. In: Liang, P., Yu, Xl., Yu, J. (eds) Microwave Ablation Treatment of Solid Tumors. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9315-5_19

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