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Chondroblastoma
Research in the area of chondroblastoma reported from New York University
June 16th, 2009
In this recent article published in the journal Radiology, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To demonstrate that radiofrequency (RF) ablation can be used safely and effectively to treat selected cases of chondroblastoma. Approval was obtained from institutional review boards, research was in compliance with HIPAA protocol." "The need to obtain informed consent was waived for retrospective review of patient records. The records of patients with biopsy-proved chondroblastoma who were treated with RF ablation at two academic centers from July 1995 to July 2007 were reviewed. RF ablation was performed with a single-tip electrode by using computed...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-16)
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