Ablation Publications

Smolock, A. R., Cristescu, M. M., Hinshaw, A., Woo, K. M., Wells, S. A., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, M. G., Dalvie, P. S., Louis Hinshaw, J., Brace, C. L., Ozkan, O. S., Lee Jr. , F. T., & Laeseke, P. (2018). Combination Transarterial Chemoembolization and Microwave Ablation Improves Local Tumor Control for 3- to 5-Cm Hepatocellular Carcinoma When Compared with Transarterial, 43(9), 2497-2504. Abdominal Radiology .
Miller, B. L., Mankowski Gettle, L., Van Roo, J. R., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Best, S. L., Wells, S. A., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr., F. T., Nakada, S. Y., Huang, W., & Abel, E. J. (2018). Comparative Analysis of Surgery, Thermal Ablation, and Active Surveillance for Renal Oncocytic Neoplasms, 112, 92-97. Urology .
Shapiro, D. D., Wells, S. A., Best, S. L., Hedican, S. P., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr. , F. T., Jarrard, D. F., Richards, K. A., Downs, T. M., Allen, G. O., Nakada, S. Y., & Abel, E. J. (2020). Comparing Outcomes for Patients with Clinical T1b Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Either Percutaneous Microwave Ablation or Surgery, 135, 88-94. The Journal of Urology .
Meloni, M. F., Smolock, A., Cantisani, V., Bezzi, M., D’Ambrosio, F., Proiti, M., Lee, F., Aiani, L., Calliada, F., & Ferraioli, G. (2015). Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Percutaneous Treatment of Hepatic and Renal Tumors, 84(9), 1666-1674. European Journal of Radiology .
Lubner, M. G., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr., F. T., Sampson, L. A., & Brace, C. L. (2014). Creation of Short Microwave Ablation Zones – In Vivo Characterization of Single and Paired Modified Triaxial Antennas, 25(10), 1633-1640. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Yang, W., Varghese, T., Ziemlewicz, T., Alexander, M., Lubner, M., Hinshaw, J. L., Wells, S., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2017). Delineation of Post-Procedure Ablation Regions with Electrode Displacement Elastography with a Comparison to Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging, 43(9), 1953-1962. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology .
Dreyfuss, L. D., Wells, S. A., Best, S. L., Hedican, S. P., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr., F. T., Nakada, S. Y., & Abel, E. J. (2019). Development of a Risk-Stratified Approach for Follow-Up Imaging After Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Sporadic Stage One Renal Cell Carcinoma, 134, 148-153. Urology .
Klapperich, M. E., Abel, E. J., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Best, S., Lubner, M. G., Nakada, S. Y., Hinshaw, J. L., Brace, C. L., Lee Jr. , F. T., & Wells, S. A. (2017). Effect of Tumor Complexity and Technique on Efficacy and Complications after Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Stage T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study, 284(1), 272-280. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Chiang, J., Cristescu, M., Lee, M. H., Moreland, A., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee, F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2016). Effects of Microwave Ablation on Arterial and Venous Vasculature After Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 281(2), 617-624. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Moreland, A. J., Lubner, M. G., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Kitchin, D. R., Hinshaw, J. L., Johnson, A. D., Lee Jr., F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2015). Evaluation of a Thermoprotective Gel for Hydrodissection During Percutaneous Microwave Ablation In Vivo Results, 38(3), 722-730. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology .
Ziemlewicz, T. J., Wells, S. A., Lubner, M. G., Brace, C. L., Lee Jr., F. T., & Hinshaw, J. L. (2016). Hepatic Tumor Ablation, 96(2), 315-339. Surgical Clinics of North America .
Knavel, E. M., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Andreano, A., Warner, T. F., Lee Jr., F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2012). High-Powered Gas-Cooled Microwave Ablation – Shaft Cooling Creates an Effective Stick Function Without Altering the Ablation Zone, 198(3), W260-W265. American Journal of Roentgenology .
Moreland, A. J., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Best, S. L., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Alexander, M. L., Brace, C. L., Kitchin, D. R., Hedican, S. P., Nakada, S. Y., Lee Jr., F. T., & Abel, E. J. (2014). High-Powered Microwave Ablation of T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma – Safety and Initial Clinical Evaluation, 28(9), 1046-1052. Journal of Endourology .
Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Andreano, A., Sampson, L., Lee Jr., F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2012). High-Powered Microwave Ablation with a Small-Gauge, Gas-Cooled Antenna – Initial Ex Vivo and In Vivo Results, 23(3), 405-411. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Ahmed, M., Solbiati, L., Brace, C. L., Breen, D. J., Callstrom, M. R., Charboneau, J. W., Chen, M.-H., Choi, B. I., de BaÃ¨reT., Dodd 3rdG. D., Dupuy, D. E., Gervais, D. A., Gianfelice, D., Gillams, A. R., Lee Jr., F. T., Leen, E., Lencioni, R., Littrup, P. J., Livraghi, T., Lu, D. S., McGahan, J. P., Meloni, M. F., Nikolic, B., Pereira, P. L., Liang, P., Rhim, H., Rose, S. C., Salem, R., Sofocleous, C. T., Solomon, S. B., Soulen, M. C., Tanaka, M., Vogl, T. J., Wood, B. J., & Goldberg, S. N. (2014). Image-Guided Tumor Ablation: Standardization of Terminology and Reporting Criteria–a 10-Year Update, 25(11), 1691-1705. Radiological Society of North America.
Wells, S. A., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2015). Liver Ablation – Best Practice, 53(5), 933-971. Radiological Clinics of North America.
Harari, C. M., Magagna, M., Bedoya, M., Lee Jr., F. T., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Ziemlewicz, T., & Brace, C. L. (2016). Microwave Ablation – Comparison of Simultaneous and Sequential Activation of Multiple Antennas in Liver Model Systems, 278(1), 95-103. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Couillard, A. B., Knott, E. A., Zlevor, A. M., Mezrich, J. D., Cristescu, M. M., Agarwal, P., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Longhurst, C., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Said, A., Laeseke, P. F., Lucey, M. R., Rice, J. P., Foley , D., Al-Adra, D., & Lee Jr. , F. T. (2022). Microwave Ablation as Bridging to Liver Transplant for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Knott, E. A., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, S. J., Swietlik, J. F., Weber, S. M., Zlevor, A. M., Longhurst, C., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner , M. G., Mulkerin, D. L., Abbott, D. E., Deming, D., LoConte, N. K., Uboha, N., Couillard , A. B., Wells, S. A., Laeseke , P. F., Alexander , M. L., & Lee Jr. , F. T. (2021). Microwave ablation for colorectal cancer metastasis to the liver: a single-center retrospective analys. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology .
Smolock, A. R., Cristescu, M. M., Potretzke, T. A., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2016). Microwave Ablation for the Treatment of Hepatic Adenomas, 27(2), 244-249. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Meloni, M. F., Chiang, J., Laeseke, P. F., Dietrich, C. F., Sannino, A., Solbiati, M., Nocerino, E., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr. , F. T. (2020). Microwave Ablation in Primary and Secondary Liver Tumours – Technical and Clinical Approaches, 33(1), 15-24. International Journal of Hyperthermia .
Swietlik, J. F., Knott, E. A., Longo, K. C., Abel, E. J., Wells, S. A., Lubner, M. G., Laeseke, P. F., McCormick, T., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr., F. T., & Ziemlewicz, T. J. (2020). Microwave Ablation of Adrenal Tumors in Patients with Continuous Intra-Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring Without Prior Alpha-Adrenergic Blockade Safety and Efficacy, 43(9), 1384-1391. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology .
Ziemlewicz, T. J., Wells, S. A., Lubner, M. A., Musat, A. I., Hinshaw, J. L., Cohn, A. R., & Lee Jr. , F. T. (2013). Microwave Ablation of Giant Hepatic Cavernous Hemangiomas, 37(5), 1299-1305. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology .
Lubner, M., Brace, C., Ziemlewicz, T., Hinshaw, J. L., & Lee Jr., F. (2015). Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Malignancy, 30(1), 056-066. Seminars in Interventional Radiology.
Smolock, A. R., Lubner, M. G., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hinshaw, J. L., Kitchin, D. R., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2014). Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Tumors Abutting the Diaphragm is Safe and Effective, 204(1), 197-203. American Journal of Roentgenology .
Kitchin, D., Lubner, M., Ziemlewicz, T., Hinshaw, J. L., Alexander, M., Brace, C. L., & Lee, F. (2020). Microwave Ablation of Malignant Hepatic Tumours – Intraperitoneal Fluid Instillation Prevents Collateral Damage and Allows More Aggressive Case Selection, 30(5), 299-305. International Journal of Hyperthermia.
Hui, T. C. H., Brace, C. L., Hinshaw, J. L., Quek, L. H. H., Huang, I. K. H., Kwan, J., Lim, G. H. T., Lee Jr., F. T., & Pua, U. (2020). Microwave Ablation of the Liver in a Live Porcine Model – The Impact of Power, Time and Total Energy on Ablation Zone Size and Shape, 37(1), 668-676. International Journal of Hyperthermia .
Carberry, G. A., Nocerino, E., Cristescu, M. M., Smolock, A. R., Lee, F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2017). Microwave Ablation of the Lung in a Porcine Model – Vessel Diameter Predicts Pulmonary Artery Occlusion, 40(10), 1609-1616. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology .
Potretzke, T. A., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Wells, S. A., Brace, C. L., Agarwal, P., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2016). Microwave Versus Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma – A Comparison of Efficacy at a Single Center, 27(5), 631-638. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Maciolek, K. A., Abel, E. J., Best, S. L., Emamekhoo, H., Averill, S. L., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr., F. T., & Wells, S. A. (2018). Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Local Control of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma, 43(9), 2446-2454. Abdominal Radiology .
Andreano, A., Galimberti, S., Franza, E., Knavel, E. M., Sironi, S., Lee, F. T., & Meloni, M. F. (2014). Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Tumors: Prospective Evaluation of Postablation Syndrome and Postprocedural Pain, 25(1), 97-105. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Brace, C. L., Alexander, M. L., Agarwal, P., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2015). Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with a Gas-Cooled System – Initial Clinical Results with 107 Tumors, 26(1), 62-68. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Cristescu, M., Abel, E. J., Wells, S., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hedican, S. P., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2016). Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Renal Angiomyolipomas, 39(3), 433-440. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology .
Swietlik, J. F., Longo, K. C., Knott, E. A., Hinshaw, J. L., Brace, C. L., Alexander, M., Lubner, M. G., Wells, S. A., Lee Jr., F. T., & Ziemlewicz, T. J. (2019). Percutaneous Microwave Tumor Ablation is Safe in Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices – A Single-Institutional Retrospective Review, 30(3), 396-400. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lee Jr., F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2014). Percutaneous Tumor Ablation Tools – Microwave, Radiofrequency, or Cryoablation-What Should you Use and Why, 34(5), 1344-1362. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Yang, W., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Varghese, T., Alexander, M. L., Rubert, N., Ingle, A. N., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Wells, S. A., Lee Jr., F. T., & Zagzebski, J. A. (2016). Post-Procedure Evaluation of Microwave Ablations of Hepatocellular Carcinomas Using Electrode Displacement Elastography, 42(12), 2893-2902. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology .
Chiang, J., Willey, B. J., Del Rio, A. M., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee, F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2014). Predictors of Thrombosis in Hepatic Vasculature During Microwave Tumor Ablation of an in Vivo Porcine Model, 25(12), 1965-1971.e2. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Wells, S. A., Ziemlewicz, T. J., & Lubner, M. G. (2018). Primer on Percutaneous Ablation of Benign Liver Tumors, 12(3), 69-73. Clinical Liver Disease.
Ahmed, M., Brace, C. L., Lee Jr., F. T., & Goldberg, S. N. (2011). Principles of and Advances in Percutaneous Ablation, 258(2), 351-369. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Carberry, G. A., Nocerino, E., Mason, P. J., Schwahn, D. J., Hetzel, S., Turnquist, A. M., Lee Jr., F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2017). Pulmonary Microwave Ablation Near the Heart – Antenna Positioning Can Mitigate Cardiac Complications in a Porcine Model, 282(3), 892-902. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Knott, E. A., Willey, B. J., Lee Jr., F. T., & Brace, C. L. (2020). Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation in a Porcine Liver Model – Non-Contrast CT and Ultrasound Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation, 37(1), 799-807. International Journal of Hyperthermia .
Francica, G., Meloni, M. F., de Sio, I., Smolock, A. R., Brace, C. L., Iadevaia, M. D., Santambrogio, R., Sironi, S., Scaglione, M., & Lee Jr., F. T. (2016). Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation of Subcapsular Hepatocellular Carcinoma Accessed by Direct Puncture – Safety and Efficacy, 85(4), 739-743. European Journal of Radiology .
Wells, S. A., Wong, V. K., Wittmann, T. A., Lubner, M. G., Best, S. L., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Hinshaw, J. L., Lee Jr., F. T., & Abel, E. J. (2017). Renal Mass Biopsy and Thermal Ablation – Should Biopsy be Performed Before or During the Ablation Procedure, 42(6), 1773-1780. Abdominal Radiology .
Carberry, G. A., Smolock, A. R., Cristescu, M., Wells, S. A., Ziemlewicz, T. J., Lubner, M. G., Hinshaw, J. L., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr. , F. T. (2017). Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Microwave Hepatic Ablation Near the Heart, 28(4), 490-497. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology .
Gillams, A., Goldberg, N., Ahmed, M., Bale, R., Breen, D., Callstrom, M., Chen, M. H., Choi, B. I., de Baere, T., Dupuy, D., Gangi, A., Gervais, D., Helmberger, T., Jung, E.-M., Lee, F., Lencioni, R., Liang, P., Livraghi, T., Lu, D., Meloni, F., Pereira, P., Piscaglia, F., Rhim, H., Salem, R., Sofocleous, C., Solomon, S. B., Soulen, M., Tanaka, M., Vogl, T., Wood, B., & Solbiati, L. (2013). Thermal Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Position Paper by an International Panel of Ablation experts, The Interventional Oncology Sans Frontières meeting, 25(12), 3438-3454. European Radiology .
Sonntag, P. D., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Brace, C. L., & Lee Jr. , F. T. (2011). Thermal Ablation of Lung Tumors, 20(2), 369-387. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America.
Maciolek, K. A., Abel, E. J., Posielski, N. M., Hinshaw, J. L., Lubner, M. G., Lee Jr., F. T., Ziemlewicz, T. J., & Wells, S. A. (2019). Tumor Location Does Not Impact Oncologic Outcomes for Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Clinical T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma, 29(11), 6319-6329. European Radiology .
Pohlman, R. M., Turney, M. R., Wu, P.-H., Brace, C. L., Ziemlewicz, T. J., & Varghese, T. (2019). Two-Dimensional Ultrasound-Computed Tomography Image Registration for Monitoring Percutaneous Hepatic Intervention, 46(6), 2600-2609. Medical Physics .
Bergin, J. T., Sisney, G. A., Lee Jr. , F. T., Burnside, E. S., & Salkowski, L. R. (2015). Unresected Breast Cancer – Evolution of Imaging Findings Following Cryoablation, 3(1), 150. Radiology Case Reports .