Abstract
Image-guided, minimally invasive, percutaneous thermal ablation of bone metastases
has unique advantages compared with surgery or radiation therapy. Thermal ablation
of osseous metastases may result in significant pain palliation, prevention of skeletal-related
events, and durable local tumor control. This article will describe current thermal
ablation techniques utilized to treat bone metastases, summarize contemporary evidence
supporting such thermal ablation treatments, and outline an approach to percutaneous
ablative treatment.
Keywords
osseous metastases - thermal ablation - cancer pain - interventional radiology - pain
palliation
