How is image-guided cryoablation done?
The term “image-guided cryoablation” can mean any cryoablation that is performed using any type of radiological imaging to guide the placement of the cryoablation needles. It can mean that the cryoablation needles are placed under intraoperative ultrasound guidance during an open surgical procedure, or that the needles are placed into the tumor through the skin (percutaneously) during laparoscopic surgery, using a special laparoscopic ultrasound probe. However, the term is most often used to describe percutaneous cryoablation done without any surgical incisions, using CT or MRI guidance to monitor the entire procedure.
