Table 2.
Temperature increase at 600 sec for centric heating target measured with thermistor probes and computed Magnetic Resonance Thermometry (MRT).
| Institution | Temperature Measurement | Mean Temperature Increase [ΔT (°C)] at Locations 1 to 4 | Mean Temperature Increase± SD (°C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔT Location 1 | ΔT Location 2 | ΔT Location 3 | ΔT Location 4 | |||
| 1 | Thermistor probe | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 ± 0.3 |
| MRT | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | |
| 2 | Thermistor probe | 6.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 ± 0.7 |
| MRT | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | |
| 3 | Thermistor probe | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 ± 0.1 |
| MRT | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 ± 0.2 | |
| 4 | Thermistor probe | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 ± 0.1 |
| MRT | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | |
| 5 | Thermistor probe | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 ± 0.4 |
| MRT | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 ± 0.4 | |