Effectiveness of real‐time virtual sonography‐guided radiofrequency ablation treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinomas

Aim:  Real‐time virtual sonography (RVS) can synchronize B‐mode ultrasound (US) images with multiplanar reconstruction (MPR)–computed tomography (CT) images on the same screen in real time. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of RVS for radiofrequency ablation therapy (RFA) of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) in which it was difficult to identify contours or margins by B‐mode US.

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