Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients enrolled. (n = 43)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| male | 28 |
| female | 15 |
| Age | 62.81 ± 8.14 |
| Pathogenesis | |
| primary | 6 |
| secondary | 37 |
| Primary site (For metastatic hepatic malignances) | |
| Colon & rectal | 18 |
| Pancreas | 7 |
| Stomache | 3 |
| Breast | 3 |
| Others | 9 |
| Maximum tumor length (mm) | 33.58 ± 13.29 |
| Ablation probe used | |
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 12 |
| Ablation time (min) | 27.09 ± 14.36 |
| Average power per probe (W) | 51.98 ± 5.13 |
| Average energy (time 1 × power 1 + time 2 × power 2)▼ | 1426 ± 806 |
▼, Time 1/2 and power 1/2 indicate the time and power, respectively, of different probes used during the operation