Fig. 6

Mild hemothorax after image-guided percutaneous lung ablation. a CT-guided percutaneous RFA of a stage 1 NSCLC located in the lower left lobe. Note the expanding tube encompassing the entire lesion. b CT scan immediately after the procedure where we observe a mild hyperdense pleural effusion, consistent with a mild hemothorax. c CT scan performed 24 h after the procedure shows a slight increase in the hyperdense pleural effusion and a discrete hyperdense level within the pleural effusion, confirming the hemothorax (arrow). However, after 48 h of clinical and radiological stability, the patient was discharged