Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Guideline: Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology

Ultrasound is a widely used method for guiding and monitoring RFA of the thyroid gland. There is no risk of radiation exposure, and it is possible to evaluate the thyroid gland and to examine cervical lymph nodes (14,23,26). However, thyroid nodules are common in asymptomatic persons; therefore, RFA should be performed according to the indications of guidelines. Acceptability and Applicability Thyroid RFA should be performed with well trained thyroid RFA experts and facilities (12). Thyroid RFA was chosen as the treatment method for patients with benign thyroid nodules and recurrent thyroid cancers in several medical guidelines (23,24). As a result of the evaluation of domestic acceptability and applicability of these guidelines, it was concluded that the applicability of RFA to treat thyroid lesions is reasonable.