Tumor ablation is a minimally invasive technique that is commonly used in the treatment of
tumors of the liver, kidney, bone, and lung. During tumor ablation, thermal energy is used to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Vertebroplasty has been commonly used for the treatment
of vertebral compression fractures. Practitioners usually attempt to maximize filling of the …

Clinically, acute mastitis presents as a red, swollen, and painful breast. Targeted ultrasound
can be performed to evaluate the extent of infection and for an underlying abscess. …

Purpose To prospectively investigate the frequency and severity of postablation syndrome (PAS)
and postprocedural pain in a cohort of patients undergoing hepatic microwave ablation. …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to validate the ability of a new gas-cooled microwave
device to secure antennas into tissue before ablation via shaft cooling and to verify that …

Most studies of endemic blastomycosis and outbreaks have involved rural areas. Case
homesites in rural Northern Wisconsin have been associated with waterways and sand soils. …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Vertebroplasty is commonly used for osteoporotic and
neoplastic compression fractures, yet little evidence exists for its use in traumatic …

Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare, often debilitating and potentially lethal disease characterized
by an exuberant fibroinflammatory response within the mediastinum. Patients typically …

Purpose To quantify the effect of transarterial embolization on microwave (MW) ablations in
an in vivo porcine liver model. Materials and Methods Hepatic arteriography and cone-beam …

Interventional radiology applications of intravascular US (IVUS) continue to expand,
complementing intraprocedural angiography and providing a unique vantage from which to guide …