Image-guided ablations are nowadays applied in the treatment of a wide group of diseases and in different organs and regions, and every day interventional radiologists have to face more difficult and unusual cases of tumour ablation. In the present case review, we report four difficult and unusual cases, reporting some tips and tricks for a successful image-guided treatment.
Keywords: PET/CT; complex cases; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; cryoablation; image-guided ablation; laser ablation; microwave ablation; protective manoeuver; radiofrequency ablation; thermal ablation.