Ming-De Lu

TL;DR: The local tumor control, complications related to treatment, and long-term survivals were equivalent for the two modalities, indicating both microwave ablation and radiofrequency ablation are both effective methods in treating hepatocellular carcinomas.

TL;DR: Besides minimal invasiveness, easy to access and cost saving, PTA achieved equivalent local therapeutical effectiveness and 3-year survival outcomes as SR did, and may be considered as a one of the first-choice treatment modality for treatment of early-stage HCC.

TL;DR: CEUS improves the diagnostic performance significantly in the differentiation of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma and is compared with prior studies on this topic.

TL;DR: Radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation were found to be effective in treating hepatocellular carcinoma smaller than 3 cm; however, the usefulness of thermal ablation in treating larger HCC, especially those >5 cm, has not been well documented.

TL;DR: The US-based radiomics score was an independent predictor of MVI in HCC and combining the radiomics scores with clinical factors improved the prediction efficacy.