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Figure 16.   Intraoperative photograph of cryoablation of a large liver tumor shows two penetrating cryoprobes (open arrows) as well as a surface disc probe (solid straight arrow) on the opposing surface. A small intraoperative US transducer (arrowhead) and a flexible rubber "fish" (curved arrow) used to protect vital structures adjacent to the frozen liver are also seen.