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Radiofrequency Ablation Systems and Operating Mechanisms

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Radiofrequency Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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In the past two decades, local ablative technique has become an important therapeutic approach for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In those various therapies, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has attracted the greatest interest from surgeons due to its satisfactory effectiveness and safety in management of HCC (lesion ≤5.0 cm in diameter). RFA now is regarded as a curative therapy for HCC, liver resection as well as liver transplantation [1–3].

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  1. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China

    Yaojun Zhang MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangzhou, China

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  2. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangzhou, China

    Yaojun Zhang

  3. Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    W.Y. Lau

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Zhang, Y. (2016). Radiofrequency Ablation Systems and Operating Mechanisms. In: Chen, M., Zhang, Y., Lau, W. (eds) Radiofrequency Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7258-7_3

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