Received 9 October 2008; received in revised form 11 November 2009; accepted 4 December 2009. published online 05 February 2010.
Contemporary treatment of osteoid osteoma involves percutaneous imaging–guided therapy. Radiofrequency ablation (under computed tomographic guidance) remains the standard of care. Herein, the authors describe the successful treatment of two osteoid osteomas by using percutaneous cryoablation in difficult-to-access areas.
aDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, University of British Columbia, and the Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Section, JP Pavillion G873, Vancouver General Hospital, 855 W 12th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
bDepartment of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Section, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
cInterventional Radiology Section, Inland Imaging, Spokane, Washington
Address correspondence to D.M.L.
None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.
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