Table 1.
Swine Demographics and Ablation Characteristics
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female, n | 8 (100) |
| Weight (kg) | 40.4 ± 3.1 |
| Ablation power | |
| 30 W | 34 (55) |
| 65 W | 28 (45) |
| Ablation time | |
| 5 min | 62 (100) |
| Probe geometry, n | |
| Parallel | 36 (58) |
| Perpendicular | 26 (42) |
| Lobe, n | |
| Left lower lobe | 19 (31) |
| Left upper lobe | 6 (10) |
| Right lower lobe | 22 (35) |
| Right middle lobe | 7 (11) |
| Right upper lobe | 8 (13) |
| Emitting point to pleural puncture distance (cm) | 2.4 ± 1.2 |
| Emitting point to closest pleura distance (cm) | 1.2 ± 0.4 |
| Ablation zone includes pleural puncture site | |
| Yes | 32 (52) |
| No | 30 (48) |
| Ablation zone long axis (cm) | 3.1 ± 0.7 |
| Ablation zone short axis (cm) | 2.0 ± 0.5 |
| Ablation zone area (cm2) | 5.0 ± 2.0 |
| Pleural contact with ablation zone (cm) | 2.2 ± 1.2 |
Note–Continuous values were presented as mean ± SD. Values in parentheses are percentages.