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Safety, Efficacy, and Intermediate‑Term Outcomes of CT‑Guided Cryoablation of T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Single‑Center Study Cover

Safety, Efficacy, and Intermediate‑Term Outcomes of CT‑Guided Cryoablation of T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Single‑Center Study

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Volume 110 (2026): Issue 1
By: Laura Frenoy,  Pieter‑Jan Buyck,  Lawrence Bonne,  Ben Van Cleynenbreugel,  Maarten Albersen and  Geert Maleux  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jbsr.3919 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8281
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Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 6, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 19, 2026
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Published on: Mar 11, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
renal cell carcinoma,
computed tomography,
percutaneous cryoablation,
follow‑up,
survival

© 2026 Laura Frenoy, Pieter‑Jan Buyck, Lawrence Bonne, Ben Van Cleynenbreugel, Maarten Albersen, Geert Maleux, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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