title: Ablation techniques for primary and metastatic liver tumors.
abstract: Ablative treatment methods have emerged as safe and effective therapies for patients with primary and secondary liver tumors who are not surgical candidates at the time of diagnosis. This article reviews the current literature and describes the techniques, complications and results for radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, cryoablation, and irreversible electroporation.
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Jonathon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Willatt
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Bill S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Majdalany
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Ania Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Kielar
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ruma
authors.affiliation: Michael J Ryan, Jonathon Willatt, Bill S Majdalany, Suzanne Chong, Julie A Ruma, Amit Pandya, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandya
keywords: Ablation; Cryoablation; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver; Metastasis; Microwave; Radiofrequency
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