Approximately, 2.2 million new cases of lung cancer and 1.8 million lung cancer related deaths were reported in 2020 worldwide. Although the incidence of lung cancer ranks the second in the world, the mortality rate is the highest [1].
By 2022, China and the USA are expected to have approximately 870,982 and 238,032 new lung cancer cases, and 766,898 and 144,913 lung cancer deaths, respectively [2].
For early-stage NSCLC, surgical resection with curative intent comprises the primary therapy, however, approximately 60% of lung cancers cannot be resected surgically due to various reasons. Therefore, microwave ablation, a precise minimally invasive technique, has been applied on treating early-stage lung cancer [3].
As an alternative option, Image guided Microwave Ablation technology has been widely recommended and used as clinical treatment for lung diseases. According to the Lung Clinical Practise Guidelines [3] and Expert Consensus [4], It’s mainly indicated for the treatment of pulmonary subsolid nodules as well as primary and metastatic lung tumors.