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Summary of HMI heating rates and lesion sizes for 10- 20- and 30-s HIFU exposures in seven (n = 7) porcine liver specimens, i.e., 21 sonication locations total
| Sonication duration (s) |
HMI heating rate
before lesion formation (µm/°C) |
HMI heating rate
after lesion formation (µm/°C) |
Lesion size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter (mm) |
Length (mm) |
|||
| 10 | 0.87 ± 0.082 | −0.88 ± 0.080 | 2.0 ± 0.12 | 6.4 ± 1.14 |
| 20 | 0.85 ± 0.12 | −0.71 ± 0.16 | 3.4 ± 0.13 | 13.1 ± 1.15 |
| 30 | 0.80 ± 0.14 | −0.79 ± 0.19 | 4.7 ± 0.18 | 16.4 ± 0.39 |
