Table 2.

A summary of five general cases explored in the current study, where Case A is a benchmark, and the location of the target isotherms for sensors placement is extracted from computerized planning of cryosurgery. Imaging of freezing front location is simulative of MRI, CT (complete contours), or ultrasound (a partial contour). The thermal history of the benchmark is used to simulate extraction of the freezing front location from medical imaging and temperature data obtained from implantable sensors

		Case Aa	Case B				Case C					Case D				Case E
			1b	2c	3	4	1d	2	3	4	5	1	2e	3	4	1	2	3	4
Target isotherm for sensors placement	Organ contour	N/A Benchmark									+					+	+	+	+
	Freezing front, 0°C						+	+	+	+		+		+	+
	Lower boundary of freezing, −22°C			+		+		+		+	+		+		+		+		+
	Lethal temperature, −45°C				+	+			+	+	+			+	+			+	+
Imaging of freezing front location			Complete Contour				Partial Contour					None				None
Method of Solution		Transient	Quasi-Steady				Quasi-Steady					Quasi-Steady				Quasi-Steady

^aBenchmark: Fig. 1

^bSpecial Case I: Figs. 2–3

^cSpecial Case II: Fig. 4

^dSpecial Case III: Figs. 5–6

^eSpecial Case VI: Fig. 7