Table 2 Comparison of the effects of CA and MWA in the treatment of rabbit VX2 paravertebral metastases.

From: Comparing the efficacy and safety of cryoablation and microwave ablation in treating paravertebral metastases of rabbit VX2 tumor

 Outcome 

CA(n=3)

MWA(n=30)

p-value

Maximum diameter of tumor (cm)

1.85 ± 0.22

1.80 ± 035

0.412

Tumor area (cm2)

3.08 ± 0.17

2.96 ± 0.16

0.449

Distance from tumor margin to dural sac (mm)

2.82 ± 0.54

2.77 ± 0.56

0.720

Complete ablation rate (%)

86.67% (26/30)

66.67% (19/30)

0.037

Operation time (min)

42.8 ± 2.64

28.7 ± 3.15

< 0.001

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