Tag Archives: Radiology

Mayo Clinic-led Research Study Finds Image-Guided Cryoablation Useful for Painful Metastatic Bone Disease

November 30th, 2010 - 3:59 pm

During a recent multicenter trial led by Mayo Clinic, 62 adults with painful bone metastases were treated with CT guided and monitored cryoablation, a treatment technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic. These patients were treated at eight medical facilities across the … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic finds early success with laser that destroys tumors with heat

October 13th, 2010 - 12:10 pm

Physicians at Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus are among the first in the nation to use a technique known as MRI-guided laser ablation to heat up and destroy kidney and liver tumors. So far, five patients have been successfully treated — … Continue reading →

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