Research

Publications by NASOIE members

Original Research

Effect of Ultrasound Guided Laser Ablation Therapy on Symptomatic Benign Thyroid Nodules, using EchoLaser, results of a pilot study in the US

The pilot study evaluates the efficacy of a single ultrasound-guided laser ablation treatment in an outpatient setting for symptomatic benign thyroid nodules, offering an alternative to traditional surgical methods.

Radiofrequency Ablation of Cervical Thyroid Cancer Metastases—Experience of Endocrinology Practices in the United States

To evaluate the efficacy RFA for the treatment of cervical recurrence/persistence of PTC in the United States.

Radiofrequency Ablation Performed By Endocrinologists Is A Viable Treatment Option For Recurrent Thyroid Cancer In The Outpatient Community Setting In The United States

To determine if radiofrequency ablation (RFA) performed by endocrinologists for recurrent thyroid cancer in the neck is a treatment option in the outpatient community setting in the USA.

Safety and Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules—Expanding Treatment Options in the United States

Health-Related Quality of Life After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Cold, Solid, Benign Thyroid Nodules: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study in 40 Patients

We studied the impact of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with benign thyroid nodules (TN) in a 2-year follow-up.

Long-Term Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation of Hyperfunctioning Parathyroid Adenomas: Present and Future Perspectives

Although surgery is the first-choice treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), some patients present with contraindications or refuse surgery. Data from alternative nonsurgical therapies are inconclusive. To study the long-term efficacy of laser ablation in the treatment of pHPT, we retrospectively reviewed six cases of laser-treated patients.

Pathological Findings of Thyroid Nodules After Percutaneous Laser Ablation

Ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous laser ablation (LA) of benign thyroid nodules may be a potential alternative to surgery in patients with compressive symptoms, at high surgical risk, or in patients who refuse to undergo surgery.

Percutaneous Laser Ablation of Cold Benign Thyroid Nodules: A 3-Year Follow-Up Study in 122 Patients

Percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) is a proposed therapeutic procedure for the management of benign thyroid nodules. However, long-term results are unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the safety and effects of PLA treatment in patients with benign nonfunctioning thyroid nodules in a 3-year follow-up.

Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy in Thyroid Cystic Nodules

To provide an overview of ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) therapy for thyroid cystic nodules and discuss the practical and technical details.

Case Reports

Hyperthyroidism Due to Graves Disease After Radiofrequency Ablation

Management options for benign, autonomously functioning, and malignant thyroid nodules were limited to surgery or targeting by radioactive iodine before the availability of radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Despite being a relatively new technique, RFA may be favored for patients of high surgical risk, and for those who wish to avoid hypothyroidism. Although insurance coverage for the procedure can be a significant barrier, several groups of investigators have shown improved quality of life for RFA compared to surgery, due to the less invasive nature and favorable risk profile

Radiofrequency Ablation Is a Thyroid Sparing Treatment Option for Primary Hyperparathyroidism Caused by an Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Adenoma

Recent studies report the incidence of intrathyroidal parathyroid adenomas to be between 1.3% and 2.4% in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.1,2 The standard treatment for hyperparathyroidism caused by an intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma has been surgery that often requires a lobectomy.

1 Treating primary hyperparathyroidism with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has increasingly become an option as it has shown to be both safe and effective.3–7 We present a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a right-sided intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma localized with fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and parathyroid hormone (PTH) washout who is treated with RFA.

Radiofrequency Ablation of Recurrent Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer to a Lymph Node

In the cases where surgery is contraindicated or refused by the patient for recurrent thyroid malignancy, ATA guidelines propose radiofrequency ablation (RFA) as a possible treatment option. RFA has emerged as an effective treatment option for various solid types of cancer

Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury During Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Radiofrequency Ablation of Parathyroid Adenoma: A Novel Treatment Option for Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Reviews

Beyond the AJR: The Emerging Role of Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Low-Risk Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid

American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Disease State Clinical Review: The Clinical Utility of Minimally Invasive Interventional Procedures in the Management of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Lesions

The objective of this disease state clinical review is to provide clinicians with a summary of the nonsurgical, minimally invasive approaches to managing thyroid nodules/malignancy, including their indications, efficacy, side effects, and outcomes.

Radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules: which indications? The first Italian opinion statement

Nodular thyroid disease is a very common finding in clinical practice, discovered by ultrasound (US) in about 50 % of the general population, with higher prevalence in women and in the elderly

Ultrasound B-flow imaging in the evaluation of thermal ablation of thyroid nodules

The aim of percutaneous thermal ablation is to reduce the volume of benign thyroid nodules. B-flow imaging, a non-Doppler technology for blood flow imaging, provides a real-time visualization of vascularity, and gives accurate information on the vessel lumen in high spatial and temporal resolution. Little is known about the possible application of this new technique on thyroid nodules after thermal treatments.

The peculiar ultrasonographic and elastographic features of thyroid nodules after treatment with laser or radiofrequency: similarities and differences

The aim of percutaneous thermal ablation with laser (LA) or radiofrequency (RFA) is to reduce the volume of benign thyroid nodules. Little is known about ultrasonographic and elastographic appearances of thyroid lesions after treatment.

Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules: Radiofrequency and Laser

Although ethanol ablation has been successfully used to treat cystic thyroid nodules, this procedure is less effective when the thyroid nodules are solid. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation, a newer procedure used to treat malignant liver tumors, has been valuable in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules regardless of the extent of the solid component.