MRI-guided biopsy and aspiration in the head and neck: evaluation of 77 patients

Lü, Yubo; Liu, Ming; Li, Chengli; Wu, Lijian; Fritz, Jan

doi:10.1007/s00330-011-2270-8

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“…While CT-guided and MRI-guided percutaneous aspiration of head and neck tumors is well documented (10,11), the literature of head and neck ablation is sparse, limited primarily to case reports, and limited primarily to CT- and US-guided radiofrequency ablation (for example 12–15) with a few reported successful CT-guided cryoablation and MRI-guided laser-induced thermotherapy procedures (16,17). None of these techniques visualize the precise margins of ablation.…”

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Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation of Head and Neck Tumors for Local Control, Preservation of Functional Status, and Pain Relief

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et al. 2017

American Journal of Roentgenology

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We report 9 consecutive percutaneous image-guided cryoablation procedures of head and neck tumors in 7 patients (4 males, 3 females; mean age 68 years, range 50-78). Entire tumor ablation for local control or regional ablation for pain relief or functional status preservation was achieved in 8 of 9 procedures. One patient experienced intraprocedural bradycardia while another developed a neopharyngeal abscess. There were no deaths, permanent neurological or functional deficits, vascular complications, or adverse cosmetic sequelae.

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