TABLE 1.
Thermal Ablation Dose Administration in Swine
| Experimental group | Acoustic output power (W) | Duration R frontal or temporal lobe (s) | Duration L frontal or temporal lobe (s) | Predicted ablation volume (cm3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery 1 | Acute | 4 | 180 | N/A | 4.26 |
| Surgery 2 | Acute | 4 | 180 | 120 | L: 4.26; R: 2.21 |
| Surgery 3 | Acute | 6 | 180 | N/A | 5.20 |
| Surgery 4a | Acute | 3 | N/A | 150 | 1.63 |
| Surgery 5a | Survival | 4b | 120 | N/A | – |
| Surgery 6a | Survival | 3 | 100 | N/A | 0.44 |
aUsed ablator probe with 7-mm element instead of 10-mm element.
bTheraVision software system became unresponsive during HIFU treatment and was manually shut off. Watts delivered during that time is unknown.