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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Phys Med Biol. 2012 Jun 22;57(14):4527–4544. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/14/4527

Table 1.

Property and parameter values for simulations of SAR and temperature. Nominal values are given in bold.

Tissue Properties Values
Perfusion [kg/(m3·sec] 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
Thermal conductivity [W/(m·°C)] 0.2, 0.4, 0.6
Specific heat [J/(kg·°C)] 2600, 3400, 4200
Density [kg/m3] 900, 1000, 1100, 1200

Ultrasound Parameters Values

Power level [acoustic watts] 5, 10, 15
Focal zone size: Lateral×Axial FWHM [mm×mm] Small: 0.65×3.7,
Medium: 1.3×7.5,
Large: 2.6×14.8