Table 4.
Characteristics of published comparison studies of RFA and MWA
| Reference | Period | Tumor type | RFA | MWA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumor size (cm) | Number of patients | Tumor size (cm) | Number of patients | |||
| Carrafiello et al.16 | 2003.1–2009.1 | Primary or secondary lung tumors | 2.8 (range 1.5–5) | 29 | 3.75 (range 2.8–4.7) | 16 |
| Vogl et al.17 | 2000.5–2014.5 | Colorectal lung metastases | 0.8–4.2 | 41 | 0.5–5 | 47 |
| Macchi et al 15 | — | Primary or secondary lung tumors | 1.64 ± 0.80 | 28 | 2.21 ± 0.89 | 24 |
| Nour‐Eldin et al.18 | — | Non‐colorectal cancer lung metastases | 0.8–4.5 | 29 | 0.6–5 | 63 |
| Feng et al.13 | 2007.3–2014.11 | Primary or secondary lung tumors | 3.00 ± 1.75 | 43 | 3.46 ± 2.02 | 32 |
MWA, microwave ablation; RFA, radiofrequency ablation.