Image-guided thermal ablation (IGTA) is a precise, minimally invasive technique that has been widely applied in treating both primary and metastatic lung cancers [1–3]. For patients with early-stage lung cancer who are not surgical candidates, non-surgical local treatments like stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and IGTA provide tumor control rates comparable to surgery, with a favorable safety profile [4–6]. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) are the most commonl…