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Guideline
. 2018 Jul-Aug;19(4):632-655.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2018.19.4.632. Epub 2018 Jun 14.

2017 Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Guideline: Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology

Ji-Hoon Kim  1 , Jung Hwan Baek  2 , Hyun Kyung Lim  3 , Hye Shin Ahn  4 , Seon Mi Baek  5 , Yoon Jung Choi  6 , Young Jun Choi  2 , Sae Rom Chung  2 , Eun Ju Ha  7 , Soo Yeon Hahn  8 , So Lyung Jung  9 , Dae Sik Kim  10   11 , Soo Jin Kim  11   12 , Yeo Koon Kim  13 , Chang Yoon Lee  14 , Jeong Hyun Lee  2 , Kwang Hwi Lee  15 , Young Hen Lee  16 , Jeong Seon Park  17 , Hyesun Park  18 , Jung Hee Shin  8 , Chong Hyun Suh  2 , Jin Yong Sung  19 , Jung Suk Sim  20 , Inyoung Youn  6 , Miyoung Choi  21 , Dong Gyu Na  11   22 ; Guideline Committee for the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology (KSThR) and Korean Society of Radiology
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2017 Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Guideline: Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology

Ji-Hoon Kim et al. Korean J Radiol. 2018 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Thermal ablation using radiofrequency is a new, minimally invasive modality employed as an alternative to surgery in patients with benign thyroid nodules and recurrent thyroid cancers. The Task Force Committee of the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology (KSThR) developed recommendations for the optimal use of radiofrequency ablation for thyroid tumors in 2012. As new meaningful evidences have accumulated, KSThR decided to revise the guidelines. The revised guideline is based on a comprehensive analysis of the current literature and expert consensus.

Keywords: Guideline; RF ablation; Radiofrequency ablation; Thyroid; Thyroid recurrent cancers; Ultrasound.

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