Ultrasonography.  2019 Apr;38(2):125-134. 10.14366/usg.18044.

Summary of the 2017 thyroid radiofrequency ablation guideline and comparison with the 2012 guideline

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. radbaek@naver.com
  • 3Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Radiology, GangNeung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea.
  • 5Department of Radiology, Human Medical Imaging and Intervention Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new, minimally invasive modality that serves as an alternative to surgery in patients with thyroid tumors. The Task Force Committee of the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology developed recommendations for the optimal use of RFA for thyroid tumors in 2012 and revised them in 2017. Herein, we review and summarize the 2017 thyroid RFA guideline and compare it with the 2012 thyroid RFA guideline.

Keyword

Thyroid; Ultrasonography; Radiofrequency ablation; Ethanol ablation; Thyroid nodule; Thyroid neoplasms

MeSH Terms

Advisory Committees
Catheter Ablation*
Humans
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms
Thyroid Nodule
Ultrasonography
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