Abstract
Several ultrasound-guided interventional procedures have been proposed to treat benign thyroid nodules without open surgery. The basic principle is to destroy thyroid nodular tissue by physical means. Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) was introduced in 1990 and it has since proven to be very helpful in cystic benign thyroid nodules, whereas it is poorly effective in solid lesions and is discussed in Chapter 11. HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) is a promising new interventional US-guided technique for solid nodules, illustrated in Chapter 13.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA: Second Edition |
| Publisher | Springer US |
| Pages | 191-218 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780387776330 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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Laser and radiofrequency ablation procedures. / Valcavi, Roberto; Bertani, Angelo; Pesenti, Marialaura; Rifa'Y, Laura Raifa Al Jandali; Frasoldati, Andrea; Formisano, Debora; Pacella, Claudio M.
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AU - Valcavi, Roberto
AU - Bertani, Angelo
AU - Pesenti, Marialaura
AU - Rifa'Y, Laura Raifa Al Jandali
AU - Frasoldati, Andrea
AU - Formisano, Debora
AU - Pacella, Claudio M.
PY - 2008
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N2 - Several ultrasound-guided interventional procedures have been proposed to treat benign thyroid nodules without open surgery. The basic principle is to destroy thyroid nodular tissue by physical means. Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) was introduced in 1990 and it has since proven to be very helpful in cystic benign thyroid nodules, whereas it is poorly effective in solid lesions and is discussed in Chapter 11. HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) is a promising new interventional US-guided technique for solid nodules, illustrated in Chapter 13.
AB - Several ultrasound-guided interventional procedures have been proposed to treat benign thyroid nodules without open surgery. The basic principle is to destroy thyroid nodular tissue by physical means. Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) was introduced in 1990 and it has since proven to be very helpful in cystic benign thyroid nodules, whereas it is poorly effective in solid lesions and is discussed in Chapter 11. HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) is a promising new interventional US-guided technique for solid nodules, illustrated in Chapter 13.
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