Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 419-425 , March 2008

Radiofrequency Ablation in Combination with Osteoplasty in the Treatment of Painful Metastatic Bone Disease

  • Ralf Thorsten Hoffmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University–Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to R.T.H.
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  • Tobias F. Jakobs, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University–Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Christoph Trumm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University–Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Christof Weber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum-Deggendorf, Deggendorf, Germany
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  • Thomas K. Helmberger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical and Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Munich-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
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  • Maximilian F. Reiser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University–Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany

Received 28 June 2007 ,Revised 4 September 2007 ,Accepted 9 September 2007.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.Drs. RT Hoffmann and TF Jakobs contributed equally to this paper.

PII: S1051-0443(07)01275-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.09.016

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 419-425 , March 2008

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