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Figure 3c. US images (US probe oriented parallel to the long axis of the kidney) obtained during a retroperitoneal tumor ablation show a small conic hyperechoic thermal lesion (arrows) around the needle tip at (a) 1 minute, (b) 5 minutes, and (c) 10 minutes of ablation. The poorly defined lesion in b and c prevents visual control of the ablation procedure.