Table 1.

High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation parameters considered in our study

Mode	Acoustic power (W)	No. of ablation points	Exposure time per point (sec)	Duty cycle (%)	Inter-point movement time (sec)	Total procedure time (sec)	Target depth from the skin(mm)
In vivo study (thigh muscles)
Single-point sonication	80	7	4	80	0.5	31	30
	96	7	4	80	0.5	31	30
Volume sonication	80	19	4	80	0.5	85	40
	72	37	4	80	0.5	166	40
Ex vivo study (kidneys)
Single-point sonication	150	7	10	80	0.5	73	30