Radiofrequency ablation of benign Thyroid nodules and recurrent Thyroid cancers: Consensus statement and recommendations

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-125

  Na, Dong Gyu ^b   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Jung, So Lyung ^c   Kim, Ji hoon ^d   Sung, Jin Yong ^c   Shin, Jung Hee ^e   Kim, Eun Kyung ^f   Lee, Joon Hyung ^g   Kim, Dong Wook ^h   Park, Jeong Seon ⁱ   Kim, Kyu Sun ^c   Baek, Seon Mi ^j   Lee, Younghen ^k   Chong, Semin ^l   Sim, Jung Suk ^m   Huh, Jung Yin ⁿ   Bae, Jae Ik ^o   Kim, Kyung Tae ^p   Han, Song Yee ^q   Bae, Min Young ^r   Kim, Yoon Suk ^s   Baek, Jung Hwan ^a   more..

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Dong A University   (South Korea)

^h Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Haeundae Healings Hospital   (South Korea)

^k Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^l Chung Ang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^m Mothers' Clinic   (South Korea)

ⁿ CHA University   (South Korea)

^o Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^p UNMEC Clinic   (South Korea)

^q Department of Radiology   (South Korea)

^r Myung Jindan Health Care Center   (South Korea)

^s Thyroid Clinic   (South Korea)

more..

Author keywords

Thyroid, ethanol; Thyroid, intervention; Thyroid, nodules; Thyroid, radiofrequency; Thyroid, recurrent cancers; Thyroid, US

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; IODINE 123; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SEDATIVE AGENT; STEROID; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BURN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COSMETIC SCORE; COUGHING; DYSPHASIA; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE LABELING; LABORATORY TEST; LASER SURGERY; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PULSE RATE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; RUPTURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; THYROID CANCER; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROID NODULE; THYROID NODULE RUPTURE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TRACHEA INJURY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VOICE CHANGE; VOMITING;

EID: 84930483110     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2012.13.2.117     Document Type: Review

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