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Advancements in microwave ablation for tumor treatment and future directions.
Review in iScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Combined imaging and serum biomarkers in CEUS-guided microwave ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Tools for providing information to patients about high-tech medical resources for treatment of cancer.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2026Review
- Extracellular matrix remodeling and immune reprogramming drive residual tumor progression of liver cancer after incomplete microwave ablation.Molecular oncology · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for breast tumors: current status and future perspectives.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2026Review
- Tumor ablation: emerging uses, challenges, and strategic implementation. A green paper by the Network of Expertise in Cancer (JANE-2), High Tech Medical Resources, network on Physical Methods of Tumor Ablation.Radiology and oncology · 2026Review
- The role of pulsed electric field therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of a novel minimally invasive intervention.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Microwave Ablation Monitoring Using Thermoacoustic and Ultrasound Tomography.IEEE journal of microwaves · 2026Article
- Clinical efficacy of MWA via the caudal‒cranial direction puncture pathway for small hepatocellular carcinoma at the hepatic dome: 3 years of follow-up.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Biological Mechanisms of Microwave Ablation in Thyroid Tumors and Its Induced Immunomodulatory Effects.Cancer management and research · 2026Review
- Comparison of microwave ablation versus lauromacrogol injection ablation for 50-75% cystic thyroid nodules: a two-center retrospective study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
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7 authors.
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Abstract
Microwave ablation (MWA) is a minimally invasive treatment that uses thermal energy to target and destroy tumors. Compared to other ablation methods, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA), MWA operates at higher frequencies, allowing for faster ablation and larger treatment areas. In addition to its direct tumor-destroying effects, MWA has been shown to activate immune responses, contributing to long-term antitumor effects. MWA can also be combined with surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy to enhance treatment outcomes. This review examines the current research on MWA's technical innovations, clinical applications, and its potential in improving cancer treatment efficacy.
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