Multicenter and inter-software evaluation of ablative margins after thermal ablation of colorectal liver metastases.

Gregor LaimerKoen H M VerdonschotLina KopfSusan van der LeiYannick ScharllGerjon HanninkSjoerd F M JenniskensMartijn R MeijerinkReto BaleChristiaan G Overduin

Published in: European radiology (2024)

Sufficient ablative margins are critical for local control following thermal ablation of CRLM. Intraprocedural CT-derived MAM was the only independent factor associated with LTP across two confirmation software. No LTP was observed in CRLM ablated with a MAM ≥ 5 mm.

Keyphrases

liver metastases
radiofrequency ablation
data analysis
computed tomography
image quality
catheter ablation
contrast enhanced
dual energy
cross sectional
positron emission tomography
double blind