Tips for preparing and practicing thermal ablation therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Minami, T Aoki, S Hagiwara, M Kudo - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Thermal ablation, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave
ablation (MWA), for hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) is accepted as a curative treatment …

A review of conventional and newer generation microwave ablation systems for hepatocellular carcinoma

K Imajo, Y Ogawa, M Yoneda, S Saito… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - Springer
Although microwave ablation (MWA) exhibits a high thermal efficiency, the major limitation of
conventional MWA systems is the lack of predictability of the ablation zone size and shape …

Simulation of image-guided microwave ablation therapy using a digital twin computational model

F Servin, JA Collins, JS Heiselman… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Emerging computational tools such as healthcare digital twin modeling are enabling the
creation of patient-specific surgical planning, including microwave ablation to treat primary …

Complications after thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases: imaging findings

F De Muzio, C Cutolo, F Dell'Aversana, F Grassi… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tumour ablation is a strategy of treatment of hepatic tumours in patients with small
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)(< 3 cm) or in patients unfit for surgical resection. Moreover …

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in challenging locations: oncologic outcomes and advanced assistive technology

C An, Z Cheng, X Yu, Z Han, F Liu, X Li… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To assess the oncologic outcomes of the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients
in challenging locations (CLs) underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave …

Complications risk assessment and imaging findings of thermal ablation treatment in liver cancers: what the radiologist should expect

V Granata, R Fusco, F De Muzio, C Cutolo… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the major fields of application of ablation treatment is liver tumors. With respect to
HCC, ablation treatments are considered as upfront treatments in patients with early-stage …

Radiofrequency ablation of parathyroid adenomas causing primary hyperparathyroidism: A report of 27 patients

H Ebrahiminik, H Chegeni… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To study treatment outcome of parathyroid adenomas using ultrasound‐guided
radiofrequency ablation. Methods Twenty‐seven patients with a single adenoma of the …

The learning curve for thermal ablation of liver cancers: 4,363-Session experience for a single central in 18 years

X Jing, Y Zhou, J Ding, Y Wang, Z Qin, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to explore the special efforts required to achieve proficiency in performing
thermal ablation of liver cancers, including tumors in difficult locations, and clarify the effects …

[HTML][HTML] Learning curve of microwave ablation for liver cancers

J Dou, J Yu, W Cheng, Q Wei, Y Luo, Z Han… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate MWA efficacy and safety by cumulative MWA volume and
interventional experience. Method 3113 primary liver cancers treated by 7 operators …

Percutaneous microwave ablation applications for liver tumors: recommendations for COVID-19 patients

P Afaghi, MA Lapolla, K Ghandi - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Microwave ablation (MWA) is an alternative locoregional therapy to surgical resection of
solid tumors in the treatment of malignancies, and is widely used for hepatic tumors. It has a …