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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 24.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyperthermia. 2014 Sep 8;30(6):362–371. doi: 10.3109/02656736.2014.945497

Table I.

Comparison of approximations of two non-invasive MRgFUS thermal diffusivity estimation methods.

Parameter Gaussian Temperature Gaussian SAR
FUS power deposition pattern Transverse: Radial Gaussian
Axial: Gaussian
Transverse: Radial Gaussian
Axial: Uniform
Heating Instantaneous Short duration
Pennes’ perfusion Constant, Homogeneous Negligible
Tissue properties Homogeneous Homogeneous