Identification of A0 minimum ablative margins for colorectal liver metastases: multicentre, retrospective study using deformable CT registration and artificial intelligence-based autosegmentation

A minimum ablative margin of 5 mm or larger demonstrates optimal local oncological outcomes. It is proposed that an intraprocedural minimum ablative margin of 5 mm or larger, confirmed using biomechanical deformable image registration, serves as the A0 for colorectal liver metastasis thermal ablation.