Retrospective Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Small Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Survival Outcomes and Development of a Machine Learning Prognostic Model.

Journal: Current medical science
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in improving long-term survival outcomes for patients with a solitary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) measuring 5 cm or less remains uncertain. This study was designed to elucidate the impact of RFA therapy on the survival outcomes of these patients and to construct a prognostic model for patients following RFA.

Authors

  • Qi-Fan He
    Department of Radiology, Haining People's Hospital, Jiaxing, 314400, China.
  • Yue Xiong
    Division of Interventional Ultrasound, Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Foshan First People's Hospital, 81 Lingnan North Road, Foshan 528000, Guangdong, China (J.Y., Y.C., Y.Q., Z.L., Y.X., Y.H., W.H.).
  • Yi-Hui Yu
    Department of Radiology, Haining People's Hospital, Jiaxing, 314400, China.
  • Xiang-Chao Meng
    Department of Radiology, Haining People's Hospital, Jiaxing, 314400, China.
  • Tian-Xu Ma
    Department of Radiology, Haining People's Hospital, Jiaxing, 314400, China.
  • Zhong-Hua Chen
    Department of Radiology, Haining People's Hospital, Jiaxing, 314400, China. chzhh149@sina.com.