Open AccessEarly Outcomes with Single-antenna High-powered Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Primary and Secondary Hepatic Malignancies: Safety, Effectiveness, and Predictors of Ablative Failure
Author(s) -
Harit Kapoor,
Michael J. Nisiewicz,
R. Jayavarapu,
Roberto Gedaly,
Driss Raissi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.25259/jcis_173_2019
Subject(s) - medicine , microwave ablation , ablation , radiology , percutaneous , retrospective cohort study , liver disease , hepatocellular carcinoma , magnetic resonance imaging , cirrhosis , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , paleontology , biology
The single probe high power MWA of malignant hepatic lesions is safe and effective with minimal morbidity. Degree of cirrhosis, NASH, and subcapsular location was associated with an increased rate of residual disease on short-term follow-up.
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