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    Image-guided percutaneous laser ablation for primary and secondary liver tumours

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    Liver tumours can start in the liver (primary) or spread to the liver from another part of the body (secondary). In this procedure, thin optical fibres are inserted through the skin (percutaneous) using a fine needle and into the liver tumour. The fibres deliver laser energy for several minutes, which heats the liver tissue until it is destroyed (laser ablation). Image guidance (such as ultrasound) is used to check the position of the fibres and to monitor the procedure. The aim is to destroy the tumour.