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Editorial
. 2025 Oct 28:10:59.
doi: 10.21037/tgh-25-83. eCollection 2025.

Margins matter: raising the bar for thermal ablation through quantitative imaging validation in COVER-ALL

Edward W Johnston  1   2 , Reto Bale  3
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Editorial

Margins matter: raising the bar for thermal ablation through quantitative imaging validation in COVER-ALL

Edward W Johnston et al. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Ablation techniques; ablative margins; image registration; liver neoplasms; quantitative imaging biomarkers.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tgh.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tgh-25-83/coif). E.W.J. reports honorarium from Varian to speak at the British Society of Interventional Radiology, 2024, and honorarium from Philips to attend a round table discussion regarding CT hepatic angiography. R.B. received funding for scientific studies from Siemens Healthineers (Erlangen, Germany). The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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