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Editorial
. 2024 Aug 30;111(9):znae184.
doi: 10.1093/bjs/znae184.

Curative-intent ablation margins (A0) for colorectal liver metastasis: more burning questions

Kjetil Søreide  1   2   3 , Niels F M Kok  4
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Editorial

Curative-intent ablation margins (A0) for colorectal liver metastasis: more burning questions

Kjetil Søreide et al. Br J Surg. .
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Ablation techniques and principles a Technical differences in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) techniques. c Resulting ablation zones, with active and passive fields and heat-sink effects resulting from vessels near ablation zone. c Pros and cons for each technique.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Comparison of radical resection margin (R0) and radical ablation margin (A0) Radicality a after surgical resection and b after thermal ablation. AI, artificial intelligence.
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