Table 1.
Temperature at different tissue sites and times in groups B and D under an alternating magnetic field (°C)
| Groups site | Cases | Basic temperature | Time (minutes)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | |||
| Group B | 3 | ||||||||
| Tumor center | 37.1 ± 1.3 | 37.1 ± 1.7 | 37.1 ± 1.3 | 37.1 ± 1.4 | 37.2 ± 1.2a | 37.3 ± 1.1a | 37.5 ± 0.6a | 36.7 ± 1.8 | |
| Tumor rim | 36.9 ± 1.3 | 36.9 ± 1.6 | 37.0 ± 1.5 | 36.9 ± 1.5 | 36.8 ± 1.5a | 36.9 ± 1.4a | 36.7 ± 1.4a | 36.7 ± 1.2 | |
| NHP | 36.9 ± 2.0 | 37.0 ± 2.3 | 36.8 ± 2.5 | 36.8 ± 2.4 | 37.0 ± 2.6a | 37.0 ± 2.7a | 37.1 ± 2.7a | 37.1 ± 2.8 | |
| Group D | 8 | ||||||||
| Tumor center | 35.4 ± 1.7 | 35.1 ± 2.2 | 35.3 ± 2.2 | 37.8 ± 2.5 | 40.1 ± 3.4 | 40.4 ± 2.9 | 40.9 ± 3.0 | 36.7 ± 3.0 | |
| Tumor rim | 35.9 ± 1.8 | 35.9 ± 1.9 | 36.3 ± 2.5 | 38.9 ± 3.6 | 42.5 ± 3.7 | 43.1 ± 3.5 | 43.5 ± 3.4 | 37.8 ± 4.3 | |
| NHP | 36.1 ± 1.4 | 36.2 ± 2.0 | 36.3 ± 1.9 | 36.5 ± 1.7 | 36.6 ± 1.7a | 36.7 ± 1.6a | 36.9 ± 1.6a | 36.2 ± 2.0 | |
| Fa | 0.750 | 0.535 | 1.768 | 5.528 | 7.418 | 7.280 | 0.372 | ||
| Pa | 0.593 | 0.748 | 0.153 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.683 | ||
Notes: Group B, Lipiodol embolization group; group D, arterial embolization hyperthermia group. Tumor center temperature of group D compared with the three points of group B and NHP of group D at the same time point after the alternating magnetic field was turned on.
a
Statistically significant difference.
Abbreviation: NHP, normal hepatic parenchyma.