Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment that can sometimes relieve chronic back pain. During the procedure, a doctor inserts a thin metal probe into the painful area. The probe ...

Radiofrequency-based ablation for atrial fibrillation appears more effective than previously shown in clinical trials. Using real-world data, a new study found that the procedure eliminated atrial ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation?' — -- Question: How is atrial fibrillation treated with radiofrequency ablation? Answer :Over the last 10 years, a ...

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that doctors use for pain management and to shrink the size of cancerous tumors, nodules, and other growths. It is a procedure that uses ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) represents a rapidly advancing minimally invasive intervention for the management of chronic knee pain, particularly in patients with osteoarthritis and post-surgical ...

Among patients with chronic rhinitis, temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation of the posterior nasal nerve provided sustained reduction in symptoms, according to a study of 3-year follow-up ...

Stereotaxis CEO David Fischel says the MAGiC catheter was designed "to overcome the natural limitations of manual pull-wire ...

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) shows efficacy as a potential noninvasive option for the treatment of low-risk microcarcinomas in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) when measures beyond active surveillance ...

Patients with recurrent colon cancer in their liver experienced prolonged survival by nearly three years when liver metastases were treated using radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive ...

Nerve ablation uses heat to destroy nerves and decrease chronic pain signals. This procedure often takes 15 minutes to an ...