Ultrasonography 2019;38(2):125-134

doi:10.14366/usg.18044

Summary of the 2017 thyroid radiofrequency ablation guideline and comparison with the 2012 guideline

Ji hoon KIM 1 ; Jung Hwan BAEK ; Hyun Kyung LIM ; Dong Gyu NA

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Keywords

Thyroid; Ultrasonography; Radiofrequency ablation; Ethanol ablation; Thyroid nodule; Thyroid neoplasms

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new, minimally invasive modality that serves as an alternative to surgery in patients with thyroid tumors. The Task Force Committee of the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology developed recommendations for the optimal use of RFA for thyroid tumors in 2012 and revised them in 2017. Herein, we review and summarize the 2017 thyroid RFA guideline and compare it with the 2012 thyroid RFA guideline.