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Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer

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The emerging procedure has a relatively short history, with long-term findings now supporting its use over more invasive surgery, noted lead author Lin Yan, MD, of the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing. The mean age of patients was 45.8 years old and 118 (65.9%) were women.

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The state of radiology: Part 1 -- Is practice building dead?

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Greg Nicola “Practices and departments need a subset of radiologists to be on-premise to perform minimally invasive procedures, fluoroscopy, and provide in-person consultation for clinicians," Nicola explained. Greg Nicola, MD, is chair of the American College of Radiology's Commission on Medical Economics.