ReviewCancers2021
Image-Guided Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastasis: Principles, Current Evidence, and the Path Forward.
Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Thermal ablation versus liver resection for small colorectal liver metastases (≤ 3 cm): a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and propensity score-matched studies.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Pooled it
- The local efficacy and influencing factors of ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in sub-cardiac hepatic tumor: A 7-year experience at a single center.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Exploring the applicability, combined strategies, and challenges of ablation in hematology based on its characteristics and immunomodulatory mechanisms.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- A Comparison of Five-Year Survival Rates Between Thermal Ablation and Hepatic Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastasis to the Liver: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of oncology · 2026Article
- The Role of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy (Interventional Radiotherapy) in the Reirradiation of Liver Metastases.Cancers · 2025Article
- Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification of Multi-Probe Cryoablation.Micromachines · 2025Article
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- De-escalating local therapies without compromising outcomes: lessons from the COLLISION trial.Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2025Article
- Quantitative Ablation Confirmation Methods in Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Malignant Liver Tumors: Technical Insights, Clinical Evidence, and Future Outlook.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2025Review
- Abdominal and Bowel Ultrasound Knowledge Among Young Gastroenterologists: Results of an Italian Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Iceball growth 3D simulation model based on finite element method for hepatic cryoablation planning.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- The role of brachytherapy in liver metastases from colorectal cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Oncologic Outcomes after Percutaneous Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases: An Updated Comprehensive Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Ablative margin quantification using deformable versus rigid image registration in colorectal liver metastasis thermal ablation: a retrospective single-center study.European radiology · 2024Article
- Using Patient-Specific 3D Modeling and Simulations to Optimize Microwave Ablation Therapy for Liver Cancer.Cancers · 2024Article
- Incidental Ring-hyperenhancing Liver Micronodules at CT Hepatic Arteriography-guided Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2024Article
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- PET/CT in assessment of colorectal liver metastases: a comprehensive review with emphasis onClinical & experimental metastasis · 2023Review
- Oligometastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Review of Definitions and Patient Selection for Local Therapies.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2023Review
- Study Protocol STEREOLAB: Stereotactic Liver Ablation Assisted with Intra-Arterial CT Hepatic Arteriography and Ablation Confirmation Software Assessment.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Image-guided ablation can provide effective local tumor control in selected patients with CLM. A randomized controlled trial suggested that radiofrequency ablation combined with systemic chemotherapy resulted in a survival benefit for patients with unresectable CLM, compared to systemic chemotherapy alone. For small tumors, ablation with adequate margins can be considered as an alternative to resection. The improvement of ablation technologies can allow the treatment of tumors close to major vascular structures or bile ducts, on which the applicability of thermal ablation modalities is challenging. Several factors affect the outcomes of ablation, including but not limited to tumor size, number, location, minimal ablation margin,
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