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Interventional Radiology First in State
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J. Mark McKinney, MD |
J. Mark McKinney, MD, Chair, Radiology, performed a percutaneous hepatic microwave ablation on Jan. 21. This was the first "percutaneous" hepatic microwave ablation performed in the state of Tennessee. Microwave ablation uses rotation of water molecules to create frictional heat, which results in an ablation zone; it is one of several minimally invasive technologies available from Interventional Radiology for the treatment of cancer. Interventional Radiology works in close collaboration with colleagues from the departments of Medical and Surgical Oncology. Keith Gray, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology, also performs hepatic microwave ablation using open and laparoscopic access.
