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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 30.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyperthermia. 2016 Jan 21;32(2):97–111. doi: 10.3109/02656736.2015.1119892

Table III.

Parameters and outcomes for patient anatomy ablation simulations. DW: duodenal wall, PD: pancreatic duct, BD: bile duct, BV: blood vessels, SW: stomach wall.

Case Transducer Configuration Freq. (MHz) Max set-point temp. (°C) Cooling water temp. (°C) Total time (min) % Tumor ablated Max Temperature/Dose on Sensitive Anatomy
1 Planar 2 70 10 20 92.9% DW – 44.3°C, 5 EM
PD – 46.8°C, 30 EM
1 Lightly Focused 25 mm ROC 2 70 10 24 90.3% DW – 41.8°C, 0.4 EM
PD – 46.2°C, 16 EM
2 Strongly Focused 32.5 mm ROC 2 75 10 18 86.3% DW – 39.3°C, .02 EM
PD – 44.1°C, 3.9 EM
BD – 58.3°C, 6×104 EM
BV – 45.7°C, 17.1 EM
2 Strongly Focused 32.5 mm ROC
*Cooled bile duct
2 75 10 18 81.3% DW – 39.6°C, .03 EM
PD – 45.7°C, 6.7 EM
BD – 44.4°C, 16.2 EM
BV – 45.9°C, 18.9 EM
3 Planar 2 75 10 48 60.1% DW – 44.1°C,11.8 EM
PD – 43.2°C, 2.33 EM
BV – 42.9°C, 1.95 EM
4 Planar 2 75 7 29 79.8% SW – 44.4°C, 13.3 EM
PD – 44.6°C, 4.0 EM
BV – 43.0°C, 0.9 EM