TABLE 1. Overview of Previous NiRFH Systems and Associated Parameters.

Author	Year	#Pat	#TM	LTT	RF Device	Freq (MHz)	Power (W)	S-cool	TT (mins)	MTher	Heating Success
Moffat et al.9,27	1983, 1985	178	38	MET	IIMS-100 Capacitive	13.56	65–360	NR	60–230	TC/FO	100% < 40°C
Petrovich et al.13	1989	49	49	MET	BSD-1000 Phased array	55	780	NR	45–60	TC	43% < 40°C
Nagata et al.10,11	1990, 1997	173	77	HM	Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive	8	800–1300	WB	40–50	TC	40% < 40°C
Hamazoe et al.26	1991	17	17?	HM	Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive	8	700–1300	NR	40–50	TC	47% < 42°C
Seong et al.14	1994	84	16	uHCC	Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive	8	600–800	SB	30	TC	6.3% < 40°C
Urata et al.15	1995	7	7	HM	BSD-1000 Phased array	60–90	NR	WB	15–30	TR	0% < 40°C
Yamamoto & Tanaka16	1997	45	26	HM	Thermotron RF-8 Capacitive	8	500–1100	SB	50	TC	65% < 42°C
Noh et al.12	2014	3 pigs	3	NL	Celsius TCS Capacitive	13.56	40–200	WB	60	FO	100% < 40°C

NR designates not recorded. Patient numbers (#Pat) Number of temperatures measured (#TM) Liver Tissue Type (LTT); MET (Metastatic); Hepatic Malignancies (HM); unresectable HCC (uHCC); Normal Liver (NM); Surface cooling technique (S-cool); Treatment Time (TT, mins), method of thermometry (MTher); Water bolus (WB); Saline bolus (SB); Thermal Couple (TC); Fiber Optic (FO); Thermistor (TR).