Radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma: initial results with a bipolar ablation device.

Purpose: To report the initial results with percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation of osteoid osteomas with a bipolar ablation device.

Materials And Methods: Twelve patients (seven male patients and five female patients; mean age, 17.3 years; age range, 6-36 y) with clinically and radiologically suspected osteoid osteoma were treated with computed tomography-guided percutaneous bipolar RF ablation.