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Vanderschueren, G. M. J. M. (2009, February 4). Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/13462
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Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma
Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
te verdedigen op woensdag 4 februari 2009
klokke 15.00 uur
door
Geert Maria Joris Michael Vanderschueren
geboren te Herentals (België)
in 1962
Prof. Dr. A.H.M. Taminiau
Co-promotor: Dr. A.R. van Erkel
Referent: Prof. Dr. Em. A.M. Deschepper
(Universiteit Leiden, Universiteit Antwerpen, België)
Overige leden: Dr.P.D.S. Dijkstra Dr. W.R.Obermann Prof. Dr. J. Bellemans
(Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, België)
©Geert M.J.M. Vanderschueren, Leuven, Belgium. All rights preserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written consent of the author.
Printed by Drukkerij Acco, Herent, Belgium.
ISBN 978 90 8138 280 9
Financial support for this thesis was provided by the Foundation Imago (Oegstgeest) and by the Royal Belgian Radiological Society.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction 9
Chapter 2 Osteoid osteoma: clinical results with thermocoagulation 15 Radiology 2002; 224(1):82-86
Chapter 3 Technical considerations in CT-guided radiofrequency 33 thermal ablation of osteoid osteoma: tricks of the trade
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002; 179(6):1633-1642
Chapter 4 Osteoid osteoma: factors for increased risk of unsuccessful 63
thermal coagulation
Radiology 2004; 233(3):757-762
Chapter 5 The healing pattern of osteoid osteomas on computed tomography (CT) 85 and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after thermocoagulation
Skeletal Radiology 2007; 36(9):813-21
Chapter 6 Radiofrequency ablation of spinal osteoid osteoma: clinical outcome 109 Spine 2009; accepted for publication
Chapter 7 Summary and General conclusion 123 Samenvatting en Algemene Conclusie
Curriculum vitae
