Table 2.
Planning results for eight and 14 cryoprobes on four prostate models, where Vi and Li are the volume and length of each model
| Bubble packing |
Force-field analogy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cryoprobes |
Prostate model (Vi cm3, Li mm) |
Total defect (%) |
Run time (s) |
Bioheat simulation run time (s) |
Total defect (%) |
Run time (h) |
| 8 | A (42.8, 47.0) | 29.7 | 26 | 376 | 27.6 (2.1) | 1.2 |
| B (73.6, 52.9) | 27.4 | 26 | 792 | 27.4 (0.0) | 3.3 | |
| C (23.0, 37.2) | 32.7 | 29 | 182 | 28.7 (4.0) | 0.3 | |
| D (62.8, 49.9) | 29.8 | 31 | 480 | 27.2 (2.6) | 2.1 | |
| Average (50.6 ± 22.4, 46.8 ± 6.8) | 29.9 ± 2.2 | 28 ± 2.4 | 458 ± 255 | 27.7 ± 0.7 (2.1 ± 1.7) | 1.7 ± 1.3 | |
| 14 | A (42.8, 47.0) | 32.6 | 6 | 196 | 26.7 (5.9) | 1.1 |
| B (73.6, 52.9) | 25.7 | 7 | 302 | 24.0 (1.7) | 2.2 | |
| C (23.0, 37.2) | 31.3 | 6 | 116 | 29.1 (2.2) | 1.3 | |
| D (62.8, 49.9) | 30.2 | 7 | 306 | 27.9 (2.3) | 1.2 | |
| Average (50.6 ± 22.4, 46.8 ± 6.8) | 30.0 ± 3.0 | 6.5 ± 0.6 | 230 ± 91 | 26.9 ± 2.2 (3.0 ± 1.9) | 1.5 ± 0.5 | |