Image-guided percutaneous thermal ablation is a common excellent alternative option for treatment of non- operable primary and metastatic lung tumors. These techniques are based on heating effect on the tissue around a percutaneous applicator causing coagulative necrosis of the tumor cells. Microwave Ablation (MWA) is a commonly used locoregional interventional procedure in treatment of pulmonary tumors with satisfactory outcome. Microwave ablation therapy is a safe effective minimally invasive tool for treatment of pulmonary tumors and considered a useful option in the multimodality treatment of patients with in-operable lungcancer.Compared to RFA, it creates larger, more spherical and less time-consuming ablation zones and is less susceptible to the heat sink effect with same complication rate. The efficacy of treat- ment is determined mainly by preablation tumor size and location in relation to the hilum.
Salouti,R . (2023). Role of Microwave Ablation in Treatment of Lung Tumors. Iranian Congress of Radiology, 38(3), 100-100. doi: 10.22034/icrj.2023.179357
MLA
Salouti,R . "Role of Microwave Ablation in Treatment of Lung Tumors", Iranian Congress of Radiology, 38, 3, 2023, 100-100. doi: 10.22034/icrj.2023.179357
HARVARD
Salouti R. (2023). 'Role of Microwave Ablation in Treatment of Lung Tumors', Iranian Congress of Radiology, 38(3), pp. 100-100. doi: 10.22034/icrj.2023.179357
CHICAGO
R Salouti, "Role of Microwave Ablation in Treatment of Lung Tumors," Iranian Congress of Radiology, 38 3 (2023): 100-100, doi: 10.22034/icrj.2023.179357
VANCOUVER
Salouti R. Role of Microwave Ablation in Treatment of Lung Tumors. ICRJournal. 2023;38(3):100-100. doi: 10.22034/icrj.2023.179357