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World J Radiol. Sep 28, 2025; 17(9): 111924
Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.111924
Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.111924
Thermal field management improves patient-reported outcomes during ablation for papillary thyroid carcinoma: A retrospective cohort study
Wen-Jia Cai, Yan Li, Ying Wei, Zhen-Long Zhao, Jie Wu, Shi-Liang Cao, Li-Li Peng, Shu-Qi Li, Ming-An Yu, Department of Interventional Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
Co-first authors: Wen-Jia Cai and Yan Li.
Author contributions: Cai WJ, Li Y, Yu MA participated in the conception and design of the study; Cai WJ, Li Y, Wei Y, Zhao ZL, Wu J, Cao SL, Peng LL, Li SQ were involved in the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data; Cai WJ, Li Y wrote the manuscript; Zhao ZL and Yu MA accessed and verified the study data. All authors critically reviewed and approved the final manuscript to be published. Cai WJ and Li Y contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.
Supported by National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding, No. 2022-NHLHCRF-PY-07; and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 62176268.
Institutional review board statement: This retrospective study was approved by was approved by the Ethics Committees of China-Japan Friendship Hospital (2023-KY-250).
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all patients.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
Data sharing statement:
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request at yma301@163.com.
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Corresponding author: Ming-An Yu, Department of Interventional Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, No. 2 Yinghuayuan East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. yma301@163.com
Received: July 14, 2025
Revised: August 9, 2025
Accepted: September 4, 2025
Published online: September 28, 2025
Processing time: 75 Days and 17.9 Hours
Revised: August 9, 2025
Accepted: September 4, 2025
Published online: September 28, 2025
Processing time: 75 Days and 17.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In this study, we introduce the concept of thermal field management (TFM) for the first time as a means to optimize clinical practice in thermal ablation of papillary thyroid carcinoma. This approach does not rely on advanced technical maneuvers but represents a conceptual shift toward more precise, patient-centered ablation. Our results indicate that the TFM strategy effectively enhances quality of life and patient-reported outcomes by reducing specific complications and symptoms.