Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Small (1–2 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinomas Inconspicuous on B-Mode Ultrasonographic Imaging: Usefulness of Combined Fusion Imaging with MRI and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:17.98em"/><col style="width:6.60em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Outcome</td><td class="align_center"><i>n</i> = 19</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of ablation sessions (mean ± SD)</td><td class="align_center">1.1 ± 0.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Technical success rate (%)</td><td class="align_center">94.7% (18/19)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Primary technique efficacy rate (%)</td><td class="align_center">100% (19/19)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Major complication rate (%)</td><td class="align_center">0% (0/19)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Local tumor progression rate (%)</td><td class="align_center">10.5% (2/19)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Therapeutic outcomes after CEUS-added FI-guided RFA.</div>

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Table 4: Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Small (1–2 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinomas Inconspicuous on B-Mode Ultrasonographic Imaging: Usefulness of Combined Fusion Imaging with MRI and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography 

Table 4 | Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Small (1–2 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinomas Inconspicuous on B-Mode Ultrasonographic Imaging: Usefulness of Combined Fusion Imaging with MRI and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography 