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Outcome of radiofrequency ablation for hepatic hemangiomas n (%)
| Group | CT-guided ablation (n = 24) | Laparoscopic ablation (n = 27) | P value |
| Technical success rate | 24 (100) | 27 (100) | |
| Complete ablation | 22 (91.7) | 26 (96.3) | 0.595 |
| Time of ablation per lesion (min), mean (SD) | 94.2 (20.4) | 95.4 (18.3) | 0.875 |
| Diameter of ablated zone 1 mo after ablation (cm), mean (SD) | 6.4 (1.3) | 4.4 (1.4) | 0.457 |
| Diameter of ablated zone 6 mo after ablation (cm), mean (SD) | 5.5 (1.4) | 3.7 (1.5) | 0.387 |
