TY - JOUR
T1 - Image-guided tumor ablation
T2 - Standardization of terminology and reporting criteria
AU - Goldberg, S. Nahum
AU - Grassi, Clement J.
AU - Cardella, John F.
AU - Charboneau, J. William
AU - Dodd, Gerald D.
AU - Dupuy, Damian E.
AU - Gervais, Debra
AU - Gillams, Alice R.
AU - Kane, Robert A.
AU - Lee, Fred T.
AU - Livraghi, Tito
AU - McGahan, John P
AU - Phillips, David A.
AU - Rhim, Hyunchul
AU - Silverman, Stuart G.
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - The field of interventional oncology with use of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (ethanol or acetic acid) ablation, and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency, laser, microwave, ultrasound, and cryoablation. This document provides a framework that will hopefully facilitate the clearest communication between investigators and will provide the greatest flexibility in comparison between the many new, exciting, and emerging technologies. An appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy, including classification of therapies and procedure terms, appropriate descriptors of imaging guidance, and terminology to define imaging and pathologic findings, are outlined. Methods for standardizing the reporting of follow-up findings and complications and other important aspects that require attention when reporting clinical results are addressed. It is the group's intention that adherence to the recommendations will facilitate achievement of the group's main objective: improved precision and communication in this field that lead to more accurate comparison of technologies and results and, ultimately, to improved patient outcomes.
AB - The field of interventional oncology with use of image-guided tumor ablation requires standardization of terminology and reporting criteria to facilitate effective communication of ideas and appropriate comparison between treatments that use different technologies, such as chemical (ethanol or acetic acid) ablation, and thermal therapies, such as radiofrequency, laser, microwave, ultrasound, and cryoablation. This document provides a framework that will hopefully facilitate the clearest communication between investigators and will provide the greatest flexibility in comparison between the many new, exciting, and emerging technologies. An appropriate vehicle for reporting the various aspects of image-guided ablation therapy, including classification of therapies and procedure terms, appropriate descriptors of imaging guidance, and terminology to define imaging and pathologic findings, are outlined. Methods for standardizing the reporting of follow-up findings and complications and other important aspects that require attention when reporting clinical results are addressed. It is the group's intention that adherence to the recommendations will facilitate achievement of the group's main objective: improved precision and communication in this field that lead to more accurate comparison of technologies and results and, ultimately, to improved patient outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1148/radiol.2353042205
DO - 10.1148/radiol.2353042205
M3 - Article
C2 - 15845798
AN - SCOPUS:21044446927
VL - 235
SP - 728
EP - 739
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
SN - 0033-8419
IS - 3
ER -