Radiofrequency Ablation for Cancer

Research

Mayo Clinic radiologists and cancer specialists are experienced in the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of tumors. For more information about results of research, please refer to the following articles:

• Bone Tumors
  Callstrom MR, Charboneau JW, Goetz MP, Rubin J, Wong GY, Sloan JA, Novotny PJ, Lewis BD, Welch TJ, Farrell MA, Maus TP, Lee RA, Reading CC, Petersen IA, Pickett DD. Painful metastases involving bone: feasibility of percutaneous CT- and US-guided radiofrequency ablation. Radiology 2002; 224: 87-97.
• Kidney Tumors
  Farrell MA, Charboneau WJ, DiMarco DS, Chow GK, Zincke H, Callstrom MR, Lewis BD, Lee RA, Reading CC. Imaging-guided radiofrequency ablation of solid renal tumors. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Jun;180(6):1509-13. [Abstract]
• Liver Tumors
  deBaere T, Elias D, Dromain C, et al. Radiofrequency ablation of 100 hepatic metastases with a mean follow-up of more than 1 year. AJR 2000; 175:1619-1625.