Table 1.

Ice Formation and Tissue Damage

Case	Freeze Protocol	Side	T1 FSE Low SI area	SPGR Low SI area*	SPGR Low SI and high intensity rim area	Pathology: Area of necrosis*
1	A	Right	286 mm2	162 mm2	356 mm2	160 mm2
	B	Left	358 mm2	218 mm2	359 mm2	220 mm2
2	A	Right	334 mm2	185 mm2	340 mm2	176 mm2
	B	Left	299 mm2	133 mm2	321 mm2	137 mm2
3	A	Right	505 mm2	226 mm2	393 mm2	278 mm2
	B	Left	419 mm2	183 mm2	298 mm2	224 mm2
4	C	Right	282 mm2	255 mm2	491 mm2	277 mm2
	B	Left	341 mm2	329 mm2	408 mm2	379 mm2
5	C	Right	136 mm2	11 mm2	158 mm2	67 mm2
	B	Left	287 mm2	137 mm2	241 mm2	136 mm2
6	C	Right	183 mm2	18 mm2	259 mm2	27 mm2
	B	Left	197 mm2	144 mm2	309 mm2	168 mm2

^*Correlation between low signal intensity area on contrast-enhanced weighted imaging (SPGR) and area of necrosis on pathology was R=0.97