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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2020

Follow-up of percutaneous microwave (MW) ablation of hepatic lesion: predictive value of CT at 24-h compared with CT at 1 month.

Enrico Maria Fumarola, Anna Maria Ierardi, Pierpaolo Biondetti, Anna Paola Savoldi, Pasquale Grillo, Giovanna Gorga, Andrea Coppola, Gianpaolo Carrafiello

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Enrico Maria FumarolaPostgraduation School in Radiodiagnostic, Università degli Studi di Milano, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy. em.fumarola@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4890-6277
Anna Maria IerardiDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Paolo Hospital, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
Pierpaolo BiondettiPostgraduation School in Radiodiagnostic, Università degli Studi di Milano, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Anna Paola SavoldiPostgraduation School in Radiodiagnostic, Università degli Studi di Milano, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Pasquale GrilloPostgraduation School in Radiodiagnostic, Università degli Studi di Milano, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Giovanna GorgaPostgraduation School in Radiodiagnostic, Università degli Studi di Milano, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Festa del Perdono 7, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Andrea CoppolaPostgraduation School in Radiodiagnostic, Uninsubria, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Varèse, Italy.
Gianpaolo CarrafielloDepartment of Radiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITAOL (United States) · USOspedale San Paolo · ITUniversity of Insubria · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To retrospectively assess the predictive value of the CT performed at 24 h, compared with the CT performed at 1 month, in the evaluation of the technical success of microwave (MW) ablation of hepatic lesions. In a single center, 50 patients with HCC underwent percutaneous MW ablation between November 2016 and March 2019. Each patient underwent a contrast-enhanced CT exam at 24 h and at 1 month after the procedure. For each patient, was assessed the presence or absence of residual disease, the appearance of a new lesion, complications, and the involvement of the hepatic capsule, both at 24-h and at 1 month. Overall correlation between residual disease, appearance of a new nodule and complications was also assessed. A total of 50 hepatic lesions were treated with US-guided MW ablation. Patients' mean age was 70.9 years (range 28-87 years). Mean nodule diameter was 17.6 mm (range 7-35 mm). Contingency tables and the χ

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Tomography, X-Ray ComputedAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, HepatocellularCatheter AblationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLiverLiver NeoplasmsMaleMicrowavesMiddle AgedNeoplasm, ResidualRetrospective StudiesCT scanFollow-upHepatocellular carcinomaMW ablationSurveillance

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