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Cryoablation

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Cryotherapy is a controlled destruction of tissue by freezing. Due to the excellent visualization of the ice ball on imaging and the close correlation between the ice ball and the zone of necrosis, this is a very precise ablation modality. In addition, multiple probes can be used to generate larger ablation zones, and probes can be controlled individually allowing some sculpting of the ice ball. Cryotherapy may be less sensitive to “cold sink” effects. However, cryoablation lacks the natural cautery effect of heat-based modalities, may be more time consuming and expensive than radiofrequency ablation, and has risk for cryoshock with large volume ablations. In this chapter, we will review the indications, technique, and management of patients undergoing cryoablation.

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Lubner, M.G., Hinshaw, J.L., Brace, C.L., Lee, F.T. (2013). Cryoablation. In: Dupuy, D., Fong, Y., McMullen, W. (eds) Image-Guided Cancer Therapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0751-6_6

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