The probe is placed through the skin and into the liver. The needle probe is guided by imaging, typically either a CT scan or an ultrasound. Ablation can often be done as an outpatient procedure ...

4 more patients (7%) had a first recurrence at a RFA site in combination with a recurrence elsewhere in the liver. Conclusions: This is the first study that prospectively investigates the efficacy of ...

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus; BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer ... Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated With Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous ...

The study involved patients who underwent radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastases and then underwent PET/CT in the 12 months after treatment. They defined local-site recurrences as ...

the technology was used to deliver a treatment known as percutaneous thermal ablation of solid liver tumors. To apply this technology, the physicians use multi-phase CT to record coordinate ...

TORONTO — During CT-guided liver biopsy, electromagnetic tracking assistance significantly decreases the number of intraprocedural scans needed to locate the needle tip, the time from "skin ...

Evidence-based recommendations on image-guided percutaneous laser ablation for primary and secondary liver tumours. This involves heating up liver tissue to destroy tumours. This guidance represents ...