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

Table 4. Percutaneous destruction of thoracic tumors.

Variables Modality N (%) Estimate DLP delivered after multiparry adjustment (95% CI) (mGy·cm) P value
Age <62 62 (29.7) 619.5 (448.7–855.5) 0.8273
≥62, <71 72 (34.4) 642.3 (465.5–886.2)
≥71 75 (35.9) 612.4 (444.6–843.5)
Location Lung 209 (100.0) 624.6 (457.9–852.1)
Gender Women 84 (40.2) 592.9 (432.6–812.7) 0.1385
Men 125 (59.8) 658.0 (479.0–903.7)
Technique Cryotherapy 40 (19.1) 767.9 (541.0–1,090.1) 0.1418
MWA 9 (4.3) 482.5 (305.2–762.7)
RFA 160 (76.6) 657.7 (487.7–886.9)

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