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. 2017 Jan 25;19:14. doi: 10.1186/s12968-017-0323-0

Table 1.

In vivo CMR thermometry results on 3 sheep. Parameters of 12 RFA are reported in this Table: the power, the duration and the energy of the RF delivery, the maximal temperature reached in the LV and the 2D dimensions of each lesion created

Lesion sizes in 2D
Sheep # RFA # Power (W) Dur. (s) Energy (J) Temp max (°C) TD map (mm2) T1-w (mm2)
1 1 60 60 3600 30 °C 9×4 9×5
2 60 90 5400 55 °C 6.5×4 7×4
3 70 100 7000 30 °C 8×3 9×3
4 70 90 6300 40 °C 7.5×5 6.5×4
2 1 60 60 3600 40 °C 11×4 11×5
2 60 60 3600 45 °C 12.5×6 11×5.5
3 50 90 4500 35 °C 5×8 6×6
4 60 60 3600 45 °C 10×6 9×5
3 1 50 90 4500 55 °C 12×10 10×7
2 50 60 3000 30 °C 8×8 8×6
3 50 70 3500 55 °C 10.5×7 10×7
4 70 40 2800 75 °C 10×7 10×7

Lesion extent maximal dimensions were measured in 2D on the cumulative TD maps and on the equivalent slice of the 3D T1-w volume