Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Radiol. Oct 28, 2015; 7(10): 306-318
Published online Oct 28, 2015. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i10.306
Table 4 Comparison of radiofrequency ablation and percutaneous ethanol injection
Study and treatmentInitial completeTreatmentOverall survival rate (%)
P value
response rate (%)failure rate (%)1-yr3-yr
Lin et al[18]
RFA (n = 52)961782740.014
PEI (n = 52)88456150
Shiina et al[19]
RFA (n = 18)100290800.02
PEI (n = 114)100118263
Lin et al[20]
RFA (n = 62)971688740.031
PEI (n = 62)89429651