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Expanding the borders: Image-guided procedures for the treatment of musculoskeletal tumors.

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Interventional radiology has revolutionized the local management of bone tumours, offering new minimal invasive alternatives to surgery and radiotherapy. Its role has continuously increased over the past years for the… Click to show full abstract

Interventional radiology has revolutionized the local management of bone tumours, offering new minimal invasive alternatives to surgery and radiotherapy. Its role has continuously increased over the past years for the treatment of benign tumors and also of some malignant ones, especially in palliative situations. The development of protective techniques and new ablative technologies, such as cryoablation, contributes to expand the role of the interventional radiologist to new fields of applications in musculoskeletal oncology.

Keywords: treatment; expanding borders; guided procedures; borders image; image guided; procedures treatment

Journal Title: Diagnostic and interventional imaging
Year Published: 2017

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