Percutaneous RF ablation for lung cancer among new NICE consultations
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) yesterday launched consultations on the use of the following technologies in the NHS, under its Interventional Procedures Programme: percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) for recurrent migraine and for the secondary prevention of recurrent paradoxical embolism in all patients and, specifically, in divers; percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for primary and secondary lung cancers; and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for the promotion of fracture healing. The deadline for comments for this round of procedures is 24 August 2010.