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International Journal of Hyperthermia Volume 33, 2017 - Issue 8: A Collection of Manuscripts on Thermal Therapies for Thyroid Disease
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Letter to the Editor

Benign thyroid nodules treatment using percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

Hye Sun ParkDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-4754
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Jung Hwan BaekDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dong Gyu NaDepartment of Radiology, GangNeung Asan Hospital, Gangneung-si Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea;Department of Radiology, Human Medical Imaging and Intervention Center, Seocho-gu Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6422-1652
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Pages 953-954 | Received 04 Mar 2017, Accepted 09 Mar 2017, Published online: 29 Mar 2017

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