Revisiting Rupture of Benign Thyroid Nodules after Radiofrequency Ablation: Various Types and Imaging Features.

So Yeong Jeong Jung-Hwan BaekJin Yong SungJi Hwa RyuSo Lyung Jung

Published in: Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) (2020)

Thyroid nodule rupture after RFA can be classified into three types based on its localization: anterior, posterolateral, and medial types. Because majority of thyroid nodule ruptures after RFA can be managed conservatively, familiarity with these imaging features is essential in avoiding unnecessary imaging workup or invasive procedures.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
high resolution
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy