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Fig. 3 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 3

From: Image-guided percutaneous ablation for the treatment of lung malignancies: current state of the art

Fig. 3

Correct positioning of the ablation probe while treating a subpleural tumor. RFA of a subpleural nodular lesion in the lower right lobe, performed with a straight needle. Note that the needle makes a tangential route to the lesion (white arrow), evading the seemingly easier direct approach (triangle). This approach is necessary to allow a better anchorage in the lung parenchyma, thus avoiding the needle's non-voluntary displacement

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