Percutaneous cooled-tip microwave ablation under ultrasound guidance for primary liver cancer: a multicentre analysis of 1363 treatment-naive lesions in 1007 patients in China

Efficacy and safety of artificial ascites in assisting percutaneous microwave ablation of hepatic tumours adjacent to the gastrointestinal tract

“…Local tumour progression was 16.1% (5/31) during a mean follow-up of 12.1 months. This finding is similar to the results of previous reports (5.9-17.0%) of MW ablation of liver cancer [23,26,27], but the value is relatively higher than the results of previous reports (4-12%) of RF ablation with artificial ascites for liver cancer [14,17,18]. Although there could be several risk factors for local tumour progression, an insufficient ablative margin and a large tumour size are two significant factors [28].…”

“…The effectiveness and safety of MW ablation in the treatment of hepatic tumours have been validated by multicentre studies [11,23]. However, higher temperatures and more rapidly rising temperatures during the MW ablation process could likely result in a greater risk of thermal damage to adjacent organs.…”

Application of 3D imaging in the real-time US–CT fusion navigation for minimal invasive tumor therapy

“…Image-guided minimally invasive treatment (IG-MIT), such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA), cryoablation, and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has been successfully implemented for treating liver tumors and uterine fibroid [1][2][3][4][5][6] due to its minimal invasiveness, easy repeatability, and well-proven effectiveness.…”

Real-Time Assessment of Microwave Ablation Efficacy by Nir Spectroscopic Technique

“…[1][2][3] Due to the low morbidity and mortality rates, MWA has become one of the most popular thermal ablation method for treatment of hepatic malignancy. 4,5 MWA is usually performed percutaneously with guidance of ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 4,[6][7][8][9] US is more convenient and can be used in real time during the entire treatment process to judge the size of ablation zone by measuring the expanding hyperechoic area.…”

“…4,5 MWA is usually performed percutaneously with guidance of ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 4,[6][7][8][9] US is more convenient and can be used in real time during the entire treatment process to judge the size of ablation zone by measuring the expanding hyperechoic area. However, thermal probes are needed for monitoring tissue temperature at tumor margin in order to achieve accurate realtime e±cacy assessment.…”