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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2018 Oct 8;45(1):129–136. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2018.08.023

Table 2.

BBB opening resulting from the different MRgFUS acoustic powers tested

Hi Pressure Med Pressure Low Pressure
Intensity Ratio 1.82(1.48–1.94)*# 1.6(1.37–1.72) 1.38(1.32–1.53)
Enhanced Area (mm2) 5(4–7.4)* 4.5(3.55–6.12)* 1.85(1.53–5.1)
Ktrans 0.27(0.2–0.32)**## 0.08(0.06–0.10) 0.065(0.06–0.07)
*

P< 0.05

**

P<0.01 versus Low FUS group

#

P< 0.05

##

P<0.01

versus Medium FUS group. Intensity ratio, enhancement area,and Ktrans values were calculated from the data acquired immediately post FUS exposure.