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73-year-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma. Technique to prevent frostbite of overlying skin during cryoablation is shown. Transverse sonographic image shows short axis of developing ice ball (asterisk) with 25-gauge needle (arrows) positioned between skin and superficial ice ball margin. This is used for saline installation to protect overlying skin from thermal damage during ice ball formation.
