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Image-guided ablative techniques have been used by interventional radiologists and some surgeons to treat primary and metastatic tumors across several organ systems, including liver, kidney, lung, and the musculoskeletal system. Most treatments use percutaneous needle devices to deliver thermal or…

Key points Percutaneous ablation of bone and soft tissue metastases may be performed for palliation of pain, prevention of complications due to progressive disease, and local disease control in nonsurgical patients. Patients treated for palliation of painful metastases should have…