A feasibility study of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation followed by radiotherapy in the management of painful osteolytic bone metastases

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2004-2010

  Di Staso, M ^a   Zugaro, L ^a   Gravina, G L ^a,c   Bonfili, P ^a   Marampon, F ^a   Di Nicola, L ^a   Conchiglia, A ^a   Ventura, L ^b   Franzese, P ^a   Gallucci, M ^a   Masciocchi, C ^a   Tombolini, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morbidity; Palliative care; Radiofrequency ablation; Radiotherapy; Skeletal metastases

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG PARALYSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 80052754489     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-011-2133-3     Document Type: Article

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