Minimally invasive procedures such as microwave ablation (MWA) are growing in popularity
as a substitute for surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinomas. Ultrasound electrode …

Hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases are common hepatic malignancies
presenting with high mortality rates. Minimally invasive microwave ablation (MWA) yields …

Minimally invasive ablative therapies have become important alternatives to surgical
treatment of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver metastases. Image based …

Minimally invasive treatments such as microwave ablation (MWA) have been growing in
popularity for extending liver cancer survival rates in patients, when surgery is not an option …

Microwave ablation has been used clinically as an alternative to surgical resection.
However, lack of real-time imaging to assess treated regions may compromise treatment …

Liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths; however, primary treatment
options such as surgical resection and liver transplant may not be viable for many patients …

We compared a quasi-static ultrasound elastography technique, referred to as electrode
displacement elastography (EDE), with acoustic radiation force impulse imaging (ARFI) for …

Ultrasound electrode displacement elastography (EDE) has demonstrated the potential to
monitor ablated regions in human patients after minimally invasive microwave ablation …

Purpose: Percutaneous thermal ablation is increasingly being used to destroy hepatic
tumors in situ. The success of ablative techniques is highly dependent on adequate ablation …

Thermal ablation procedures are commonly used to treat hepatic cancers and accurate
ablation representation on shear wave velocity images is crucial to ensure complete …