Spinal Ablation

Interventional musculoskeletal radiologist Dr. Douglas Beall is a pioneer in MSK and spine intervention. Through continued innovation, he has expanded the boundaries of minimally invasive MSK/spine therapies, offering an expansive variety of procedures that are too numerous for us to list.

Interventional radiologist Dr. Douglas Beall discusses how he implements new methods into spine intervention practice as well as the benefits of innovation both for patients and IR professionals.

The importance of cementoplasty after RF ablation and how RF ablation with cementoplasty compares with radiation and combination therapy.

RF ablation for the palliative treatment of painful spinal lesions, highlighting patient selection, goals of therapy, and follow-up care.

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is palliative, and acts to minimize the spread of local tumor burden. Spinal ablation expert Dr. Peder Horner discusses spinal ablation techniques, how to manage extraosseous tumor spread, and when and why epidural steroid injections are helpful.

Vertebral augmentation and spinal ablation interventions are minimally invasive treatment options for spinal compression fractures and spinal metastases. In episode 34 of the BackTable podcast, Dr. Peder Horner and Dr. Sabeen Dhand discuss spinal therapies and ways to integrate these procedures into your practice.