Table 3. Inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
1. Diagnosis of an inoperable primary or secondary liver carcinoma based on biopsy or non-invasive criteria.	1. Any contraindication for general anesthesia
2. Ineligible for conventional thermal ablation due to subcapsular or central tumor location or location adjacent to a major hepatic artery or vein, a bile duct or a major portal vein branch (distance <0.5 cm)	2. Cardiac pacemaker or ICD
3. Age >18 years	3. Vascular invasion, multifocal hepatic disease or extrahepatic tumor manifestations
4. Male or female	4. Prior or present cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, or significant heart failure
5. Signed consent form	5. Severe coagulation abnormalities (platelet count <50,000/mm3; PTT > 50 seconds; INR > 1.5)