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Interventional radiologists/oncologists: the fda has approved nanoknife ire for use in surgical ablation of soft tissue tumors. an option. beneficial?

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Ask your surgeon: You are getting too far into areas beyond your comprehension. let the surgeon tell you what he/she is going to do to get the proper surgery done. Using the new Gadgets are not always a better approach

Answered 10/13/2014

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Partial: AppliesHeat: Study the device at http://www.angiodynamics.com/products/rfa-in-service;. The device is basically a method of applying heat to kill tissue using RF energy via a catheter. The problem, as usual, is crude ill-defined targeting; the area affected will be diffuse, not selective/differential of healthy vs. diseased tissue. This only possible advantage is driving tissue damage through smaller incisions

Answered 10/31/2014

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