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Can accurate evaluation of the treatment success after radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors be achieved by visual inspection alone? Results of a blinded assessment with 38 interventional oncologists

Gregor Laimera Interventional Oncology-Microinvasive Therapy (SIP), Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Peter Schulliana Interventional Oncology-Microinvasive Therapy (SIP), Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Daniel Putzera Interventional Oncology-Microinvasive Therapy (SIP), Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Gernot Eberlea Interventional Oncology-Microinvasive Therapy (SIP), Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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S. Nahum Goldbergb Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel;c Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Reto Balea Interventional Oncology-Microinvasive Therapy (SIP), Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1362-1367 | Received 21 Aug 2020, Accepted 24 Nov 2020, Published online: 11 Dec 2020

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