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. 2022 Mar;12(3):1968–1976. doi: 10.21037/qims-21-744

Table 3. Percutaneous destruction of abdominal tumors.

Variables Modality N (%) Estimate DLP delivered after multiparry adjustment (95% CI) (mGy·cm) P value
Age (years) <65 152 (32.8) 1,354.2 (1,055.8–1,736.9) 0.1218
≥65, <73 144 (31.1) 1,489.7 (1,160.5–1,912.3)
≥73 167 (36.1) 1,501.0 (1,170.8–1,924.4)
Location Liver 233 (50.3) 1,490.6 (1,162.4–1,911.5) 0.9000
Kidney 205 (44.3) 1,452.0 (1,137.8–1,852.9)
Other abdominal locations 25 (5.4) 1,399.1 (993.2–1,970.9)
Gender Women 120 (25.9) 1,309.3 (1,019.5–1,681.5) <0.0001
Men 343 (74.1) 1,598.7 (1,254.3–2,037.6)
Technique Cryotherapy 71 (15.3) 1,404.7 (1,067.0–1,849.3) 0.5967
MWA 68 (14.7) 1,423.6 (1,073.4–1,888.2)
RFA 324 (70.0) 1,514.2 (1,187.0–1,931.7)

DLP, dose length product; CI, confidence interval; MWA, microwave ablation; RFA, radiofrequency ablation.