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Pre-procedural CT image, showing the patient's liver lesion (outlined) abutting the stomach and the heart.
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A 64-year-old female with metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma underwent microwave ablation of two large metastatic liver lesions (Fig. 1).
CT images highlighting the hydrodissection technique. Asterisk denotes the lesion to be ablated. Catheters have been placed into (a) the anterior perihepatic area and (b) the gastrohepatic area to instill D5W.
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During the procedure, 5% dextrose in water was infused to separate the liver tumor from the heart and from the stomach (Fig. 2 and Fig. 3).