Thermal ablation of the most challenging cases of liver metastases

Br J Radiol. 2022 Sep 1;95(1138):20220345. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20220345. Epub 2022 Aug 3.

Abstract

Patient selection for image-guided thermal ablation of liver metastases has to be taken in a multidisciplinary tumor board given the extreme complexity of cancer metastatic disease, and the numerous treatment options offered to oligometastatic patient today.The role of image-guided thermal ablation increases over years in the treatment of liver metastases. In order to fulfill the expected outcomes which are to have a local control rate equivalent to surgery, interventional oncologist have to take every measure that will help when treating most challenging metastases including image guidance, anesthesia, respiration monitoring, ablation technique, confirmation software that can favor positive outcomes, and in some way to render challenging metastases easy to treat.

MeSH terms

  • Ablation Techniques*
  • Catheter Ablation* / methods
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Patient Selection
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / methods
  • Treatment Outcome