Volumetric analyses of ablation dimensions in microwave ablation for colorectal liver metastases.
Iwan PaolucciSimeon J S RuiterJacob FreedmanDaniel CandinasKoert P de JongStefan WeberPascale TinguelyPublished in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2022)
This study confirmed that factors beyond the applied ablation energy might affect volumetric ablation dimensions, resulting in poor predictability. Further clinical trials including tissue sampling are needed to relate physical tissue properties to ablation expansion.