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Studies from University of Ulsan have provided new data on carcinoma

Published in Oncology Business Week, May 31st, 2009

In this recent report, researchers in Seoul, South Korea conducted a study "To determine the therapeutic effectiveness and safety of computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation for hepatocelluar carcinomas (HCCs) that were undetectable at ultrasonography (US). CT-guided RF ablation with use of internally cooled electrodes was performed in 66 patients with 97 HCCs (diameter range, 3-39 mm) in 78 sessions."

"Two radiologists retrospectively evaluated in consensus the presence or absence of local tumor progression as well as the complications at CT performed immediately after RF ablation and at 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. The relationship between...

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