Combined imaging and serum biomarkers in CEUS-guided microwave ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis.

Front Oncol · 2025 · PMC12626812 · PMID 41267991

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Pooled effect size analysis demonstrated a RR of 1.11 (95% CI = [1.00, 1.24]), indicating a positive trend favoring the treatment group, but this did not reach conventional statistical significance ( p = 0.06).

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