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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.