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  • Title: Ablation of skeletal metastases: current status.
    Author: Kurup AN, Callstrom MR.
    Journal: J Vasc Interv Radiol; 2010 Aug; 21(8 Suppl):S242-50. PubMed ID: 20656234.
    Abstract:
    Image-guided percutaneous ablation of bone metastases is an effective, minimally invasive alternative to conventional therapies in the palliation of pain from metastatic disease. Ablative technologies applied in the treatment of skeletal metastases include radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, microwave ablation, laser ablation, ethanol ablation, and, most recently, focused ultrasound. These ablative methods may be performed in combination with percutaneous cementoplasty to provide support and stabilization for metastases in weight-bearing bones at risk for pathologic fracture.
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