IFS group |
Control group |
Student’s t-tests and Fisher’s exact probability tests were used for continuous variables and categorical variables, respectively. |
|
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 73 ± 8 Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. |
74 ± 9 Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. |
0.39 |
Sex, male/female | 14/11 | 8/12 | 0.37 |
Etiology, viral/non-viral | 15/10 | 17/3 | 0.10 |
Child-Pugh grade, A/B | 22/3 | 16/4 | 0.68 |
Occurrence, new/recurrent | 23/2 | 18/2 | 1.00 |
Tumor size (mm) | 19 ± 6 Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. |
19 ± 8 Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. |
0.42 |
Tumor location, L/M/A/P | 2/4/11/8 | 0/2/11/7 | 0.53 |
Tumor vascularity, hypo/hyper | 3/22 | 1/19 | 0.62 |
Electrode tip, 2 cm/3 cm | 9/16 | 2/18 | 0.08 |
CEUS guidance for RFA, no/yes | 22/3 | 18/2 | 1.00 |
Artificial ascites and/or pleural effusion, no/yes | 12/13 | 8/12 | 0.76 |
Combined with TACE, no/yes | 21/4 | 18/2 | 0.68 |