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Benign Osteoid Osteoma Pain Successfully Managed With ...  -  25 Mar 2008
DG News..."Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation should be considered a first-line therapy for symptomatic osteoid osteoma," said Eran B. Hayeems, MD,

Updated Treatment Guidelines for Barrettâ€™s Esophagus Offer New ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Newswise (press release)New endoscopic approaches to the treatment of Barrettâ€™s esophagus (BE) such as radiofrequency ablation, as well as the potential use of esophageal capsule

Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment Could Replace Surgery for Lung ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
DG NewsBy Crina Frincu-Mallos, PhD WASHINGTON, DC -- March 20, 2008 -- Percutaneous pulmonary radiofrequency ablation, an interventional therapy that destroys lung

SIR: RF Ablation Extends Survival in Lung Cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
MedPage Today,By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Radiofrequency ablation of small malignant lung lesions appears to

Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)18, 2008) â€” Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)â€”an interventional treatment that â€œcooksâ€? and kills lung cancer tumors with heatâ€”greatly improves survival time

Market Report -- In Play (CLN)  -  Mar 19, 2008
MSN Money...differences in the X-ray appearance and size of tumors following treatment with ThermoDox in combination with RadioFrequency Ablation Co announces that

X-ray Images from Liver Phase I Trial Presented at Society for ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),...liver cancer study of ThermoDox in combination with RadioFrequency Ablation treating patients with primary and metastatic liver cancer were presented in

New RFA Lung Cancer Treatment Increases Survival by 2 Years  -  Mar 18, 2008
Associated Content,The new treatment is known as Radiofrequency ablation (RFA). RFA is a new treatment capable of killing ("cooking" was the exact word used by the presenter)

New treatment gives lung cancer patients two more years  -  Mar 22, 2008
Thaindian.com,The study, by researchers at the Institut Gustave Roussy in France, found that the new interventional treatment - called radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

Guidelines Support Ablation Techniques for Unresectable Liver ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
DG NewsDr. Benson said that ablation procedures in localised hepatocellular carcinoma could employ several techniques, including radiofrequency ablation,

Tool Could Help Patients Get Heart Back On Track  -  Feb 25, 2008
TheDenverChannel.com,Radiofrequency ablation may also be effective in regulating heartbeat. In this procedure, tubes are fed through a blood vessel and directed to the heart

Freeze Or Heat Cells To Fight Cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
CBS News,Radiofrequency ablation has never been directly compared to traditional surgery. But Thierry says that 70 percent of his patients were still alive after two

Mathematics of Tomography and Radiotherapy  -  Feb 24, 2008
Medgadget.com,Sofer has been using optimization to help fine-tune the application of a relatively new medical procedure called radiofrequency ablation.

Liver Cancer Treatment  -  Mar 16, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Radiofrequency ablation: In this procedure, electric current in the radiofrequency range is used to destroy malignant cells. Using an ultrasound or CT scan

Frying Tumors Can Boost Lung Cancer Survival  -  Mar 17, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...who were not candidates for surgery underwent a procedure known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which basically heats the tumors and kills them.

Freezing Heart Murmurs  -  Feb 26, 2008
WPTV,One commonly used method -- radiofrequency ablation -- is a minimally invasive outpatients procedure that uses heat to destroy defective signaling pathways

Cubs' DeRosa has successful heart procedure  -  Feb 28, 2008
Sports NetworkMesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Chicago Cubs infielder Mark DeRosa underwent a successful heart procedure Thursday to correct an irregular heartbeat.

BioSphere Medical Highlights Scheduled Presentations and Abstracts ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Business Wire (press release),This study evaluates whether radiofrequency ablation combined with chemoembolization is a useful therapeutic option for the treatment of large HCC measuring

New Procedure Works Faster, Longer Than Botox  -  Feb 26, 2008
KNBC.com,GFX uses bipolar radiofrequency ablation to target the nerves associated with facial expression wrinkling, rather than the muscles.

Freezing Heart Murmurs  -  Mar 19, 2008
WQAD,Before cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation heated up the tissue. It was faster ...but freezing arrhythmias gives the doctor more control and there is less

AngioDynamics Announces Conference Call for Fiscal Third Quarter ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The Company's diverse product line includes market-leading radiofrequency ablation systems, vascular access products, angiographic products and accessories,

Va. Sen. Warner Hospitalized For Heart Condition  -  Feb 26, 2008
NBC 4.com,Treatment includes medication, electrical cardioversion in which the heart undergoes a quick shock to stabilize its beating and radiofrequency ablation in

Improved Foam for Varicose Veins Found to be Safe in Preliminary ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
Newswise (press release)...is a less invasive alternative to surgical techniques and intravenous techniques that close the vein with radiofrequency ablation or laser energy.

Celsion Commences Global Phase III Study for Primary Liver Cancer  -  Mar 16, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Doxorubicin) in Combination with Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) Compared to RFA-Alone in the Treatment of Non-Resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).

Varicose veins  -  Mar 9, 2008
Stabroek News,There are newer methods for treating varicose veins, such as laser treatment, radiofrequency ablation and foam sclerotherapy, but these are not as well

Appreciating Life  -  Mar 5, 2008
Milan News-Leader,Woody was eligible for a right hepatic lobectomy and radiofrequency ablation, procedures that required a lengthy and painful recovery period.

Leg Veins Need Attention  -  Feb 28, 2008
WIBW,It's minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation. Dr. Tripathi says the procedure involves putting a needle into the vein and inserting a catheter under

Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation Successfully Removes ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Burton became the first patient to undergo radiofrequency ablation on an osteoid osteoma at Cedars-Sinai. The minimally invasive procedure was booked for

Intermediate Comparison of Partial Nephrectomy and Radiofrequency ...  -  Feb 10, 2008
UroToday,...the preferred approach for small (cT1a) renal tumors, or radiofrequency ablation (RFA), recently offered to selected patients as an alternative,

Radiologists Take FDA Warning on Lung Ablation in Stride  -  Feb 1, 2008
MedPage Today,1 -- The FDA's recent warning about deaths caused by radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors was more a note of caution than a mortal blow to the procedure,

Blasting TUMORS  -  Feb 8, 2008
Spokane Journal of Business,The techniques, called percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and percutaneous cryoablation, respectively, are being performed here at Sacred Heart Medical

AngioDynamics Announces Departure of COO Robert Mitchell  -  Feb 19, 2008
WELT ONLINE,The Company's diverse product line includes market-leading radiofrequency ablation systems, vascular access products, angiographic products and accessories,

AngioDynamics: Blood lines  -  Feb 8, 2008
SmallCapInvestorRITA, purchased by AngioDynamics at the end of January 2007 for $220 million, specializes in radiofrequency ablation â€” a treatment option for patients with

Atrial fibrillation surgery: Is it time to draw specific ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySuperiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: comparison with radiofrequency ablation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1022-1027.

Klimberg Named UAMS Chair in Breast Surgical Oncology  -  Jan 23, 2008
Arkansas Business Online,Klimberg also pioneered the use of a procedure known as radiofrequency ablation for breast cancer patients. The procedure is designed to reduce or eliminate

Heart disease: Is it you?  -  Feb 11, 2008
The Wichita Eagle,It may be treated with radiofrequency ablation, a pacemaker or other means. Kate started having arrhythmia problems two years ago.

Renal Function Outcomes In Patients Treated With Renal Masses ...  -  Feb 17, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The 242 patients in this study were almost equally divided into treatment groups including, radiofrequency ablation (RFA), partial nephrectomy,

Dubai - Pioneering treatment offered for heart patients  -  Jan 24, 2008
7DAYS,The hospitalâ€™s cardiology team is using Cardiac Electrophysical Studies (EPS) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) to treat irregular heart beats.

Painless Surgery For Varicose Veins  -  Feb 5, 2008
WFtv.com,The newest technique, called radiofrequency ablation, uses ultrasound heat to melt the inside of the vein. Today Dr. Adcock makes a tiny incision in Vicki's

Synovial Lipomatosis of the Knee in an Adolescent Girl  -  Feb 15, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,...to be pigmented villonodular synovitis, 6 and a synovectomy was performed using a combination of radiofrequency ablation and arthroscopy shaving.

Aging and the Face  -  Jan 25, 2008
WSOCtv.com,GFX uses bipolar radiofrequency ablation to target the nerves associated with facial expression wrinkling, rather than the muscles (as with BOTOX).

Collaborative care gaining advocates  -  Feb 5, 2008
Chicago Tribune,Patients also learn about less-invasive techniques used in cancer care, including radiofrequency ablation of tumors (using heat to kill tumors) and

China-AsiaStocks.com Reports on Healthcare Opportunities in China ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
FOXBusiness...of Celsion's proprietary chemotherapeutic, ThermoDox, in combination with radiofrequency ablation as a first line treatment of primary liver cancer.

MicroRNA expression profiles of esophageal cancer  -  Feb 7, 2008
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryBalloon-based, circumferential, endoscopic radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus: 1-year follow-up of 100 patients. Gastrointest Endosc 2007

RMH Health Night Feb. 7  -  Jan 28, 2008
Oneida Dispatch,...or electrophysiology procedures such as catheter-based radiofrequency ablation procedures that can provide a cure for many atrial fibrillation patients.

Dr. Mehta: Hepatoma: Liver cancer -- new advances  -  Jan 28, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,Other modalities of treatment utilized for this disease also include radiofrequency ablation, chemoembolization, chemotherapy and recently targeted drugs.

Catheter Ablation Reduces ICD Discharges  -  Dec 26, 2007
MedPage Today,...when patients with ventricular arrhythmias had radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmogenic tissue after ICD implantation, investigators here reported.

AngioDynamics Issues Radiofrequency Ablation Statement  -  Dec 19, 2007
Business Wire (press release),The Company's diverse product line includes market-leading radiofrequency ablation systems, vascular access products, angiographic products and accessories,

Deaths Reported in Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation of ...  -  Dec 13, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,By Courtney Mills The FDA made a public announcement recently about the association between radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of lung tumors and patient deaths.

Radiofrequency Ablation Growing in Popularity as a Treatment for ...  -  Dec 6, 2007
PR Web (press release),Cancer treatment procedures using radiofrequency ablation will grow at almost 12% in the US over the next five years, according to Millennium Research Group

Radiofrequency Ablation Is Safe for Liver Cancer Lesions Close to ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
DG NewsBy Ed Susman CHICAGO, IL -- November 30, 2007 -- Researchers said that radiofrequency ablation of liver cancer that is close to or abutting the diaphragm

Patients Respond Well To New Minimally Invasive Treatment For ...  -  Nov 29, 2007
Science Daily (press release)After reviewing the outcomes of 143 solid kidney masses treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) over a nine-year period at Rhode Island Hospital,

Radiologists Receive Limited Radiation Exposure While Performing ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
DG NewsBy Ed Susman CHICAGO, IL -- November 30, 2007 -- Radiologists who perform percutaneous radiofrequency ablation procedures using computed tomography (CT) to

Celsion re-submits SPA for pivotal Phase III liver cancer trial  -  Dec 12, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...design of its Phase III trial of ThermoDox in combination with radiofrequency ablation to treat patients with non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Heart surgery for dogs pioneered  -  Dec 21, 2007
The Press AssociationTo correct the condition, vets use a technique called radiofrequency ablation. This involves placing catheters into the heart, via veins in the leg and neck

Vein trouble!  -  Dec 1, 2007
Malaysia Star,Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT) and Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) â€“ The use of thermal energy in the form of laser or radiofrequency to obliterate the great

New Microwave Technology Can Be Safely Applied To Cancerous Lung ...  -  Nov 29, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Similar to radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation is a minimally invasive, image-guided technique that uses heat generated by microwave energy to

Persistent Bias in the Medical Literature; Carbon Nanotubes ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
Men's News Daily,However, radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, still requires a considerable amount of invasive surgery in order to accurately apply the radiofrequency energy

Radio waves fire up nanotubes embedded in tumors, destroying liver ...  -  Dec 3, 2007
Nanowerk LLC,An invasive technique known as radiofrequency ablation is used to treat some malignant tumors, the authors note. It requires insertion of needle electrodes

Celsion Re-Submits Protocol for Special Protocol Assessment (SPA ...  -  Dec 10, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...over 80% of these HCC patients are non-resectable and only candidates for minimally invasive procedures such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

CLN: Re-files SPA w/FDA for Phase III Trial of ThermoDox  -  Dec 11, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),Sensitive Liposomal Doxorubicin) in combination with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat patients with non-resectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).

Dubai Cardiac 2007 discuss medical innovations during ...  -  Dec 11, 2007
AME Info,...to improve heart function, the controversy behind the use of defibrillators, radiofrequency ablation therapy and atrial fibrillation, respectively.

Help! I'm not feeling better  -  Dec 6, 2007
CNNA neurosurgeon diagnosed bulging discs, and the pain went away with radiofrequency ablation, a process that destroys the nerves with heat.

COLUMN: Get irregular heart beats treated to reduce risk of stroke  -  Dec 3, 2007
Wausau Daily Herald,Radiofrequency ablation is a more aggressive treatment. A cardiologist inserts a catheter with an electrode attached to the tip to tip and destroys the

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