View source for 36. Radiologic interventions in tumor treatment (Tumor ablation techniques. Selective cytostatic treatment, chemoembolization).

* Transarterial chemoembolisation therapy (TACE)
** Combination of transcatheter embolization and supplying chemotherapeutical drug-eluding beads directly to the tumor with a catheter
*** Tumor is both embolised and chemo’d
** Used for liver cancer
* Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
** US or CT guided
** Generally used for small tumors
*** Liver
*** Lung
*** Pancreas
** Procedure
*** A needle-like radiofrequency probe is placed inside the tumor
*** Radiofrequency waves passing through the probe increases the temperature in the tumor -> destruction
* Microwave ablation (MWA)
** 900 MHz – 300 GHz
** US or CT guided
** Procedure
*** A needle-like microwave probe is placed inside the tumor
*** Microwaves are created from the needle
*** Microwaves heat the tumor -> destruction

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