Whatever your approach, be it percutaneous or intraoperative, BK Medical has the specialized surgical ultrasound you need for intraoperative RF or microwave ablation with our intraoperative simultaneous biplane transducers:
Percutaneous ablation with our abdominal curved array transducers:
RF ablation is a useful and safe technique for treating recurrent liver tumors after previous hepatectomy as well as for treating non-operable patients1. Recent technological advances have made larger coagulation volumes possible, allowing medium- and large-sized metastases to be treated.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound* can be used to manage RFA.
1 Elias D, De Baere T, Smayra T, Ouellet JF, Roche A, Lasser P: Percutaneous radiofrequency thermoablation as an alternative to surgery for treatment of liver tumour recurrence after hepatectomy. Br. J. Surg. 2002 Jun; 89(6):752-6 .
*In the USA, contrast-enhanced ultrasound has not been market cleared by the FDA, with the exception of only select cardiac imaging applications.
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