Cryoneurolysis Thermal Graphs: In Vivo Descriptive Data from Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Thermocouples

Key Points

• To describe in vivo thermal data during percutaneous cryoneurolysis using ultrasound-guided thermocouples.
• Analyzed tissue temperatures during cryoneurolysis procedures.
• Compared outcomes with varying gas treatment durations from 3 to 5 minutes.
• Evaluated the presence and impact of peripheral nerve blocks and consecutive intercostal nerve treatments.
• Prolonging gas treatment from 3 to 5 minutes improved the achievement of therapeutic temperatures.
• Peripheral nerve block was found to reduce the chances of reaching therapeutic temperatures.
• Tissue temperature was observed to decrease with consecutive treatments of intercostal nerves.

Abstract