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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Apr;21(4):555–561. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.01.002

Single Applicator/Single Exposure Ablation Measurements

Exposure Time (seconds)
60 90 120 150 180

W* L V W L V W L V W L V W L V

Power (W)
10 Mean 11.6 11.9 848 14.3 14.5 1556 17.1 16.6 2532 17.8 18.5 3113 20.4 22.3 4821
SD£ 0.9 0.2 145 0.3 2.1 275 1.2 0.1 356 1.2 3.8 863 0.1 1.8 350
12.5 Mean 13.3 13.3 1249 16.2 17.0 2382 20.3 21.0 4529 20.5 21.0 4676 21.2 22.2 5197
SD 0.8 1.0 244 1.3 2.2 606 1.1 1.4 776 2.1 1.4 1269 1.8 1.4 735
15 Mean 15.5 18.3 2341 18.4 21.0 3718 21.1 23.3 5462 22.1 24.2 6230 24.6 25.8 8214
SD 1.5 1.6 650 2.1 1.6 816 1.9 2.2 1204 1.7 2.2 1464 1.6 1.6 1521
*

W = width (mm)

L = length (mm)

V = volume (mm3)

£

SD = standard deviation

Total of 57 ablations, range of 2 to 6 repeat measurements for each setting