Table III.
Summary of in vivo sonication results. Target mean temperature range was 40–41°C. The 3D spatial offset was significantly greater than 0 for the 4mm and 8mm treatment cells (p=0.0002 and p=0.0018, respectively, one-sample t-test), but not for the 12mm treatment cell (p=0.1540, one-sample t-test).
| Rabbit | Treatment cell size (mm) | Mean (°C) | SD (°C) | T10 (°C) | T90 (°C) | Diameter of area ≥ 40° C (mm) | Mean thermal dose (CEM43) | 3D spatial offset (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.0 | 40.7 | 1.0 | 41.9 | 39.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 4.0 | 40.6 | 1.0 | 41.9 | 39.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 3 | 4.0 | 40.4 | 1.1 | 41.7 | 39.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 4.0 | 40.8 | 1.1 | 42.2 | 39.4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 4.0 | 40.4 | 1.0 | 41.7 | 39.2 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| 6 | 4.0 | 40.6 | 1.1 | 41.9 | 39.2 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| 7 | 8.0 | 41.0 | 1.2 | 42.5 | 39.4 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| 8 | 8.0 | 40.9 | 1.2 | 42.4 | 39.5 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| 9 (loc. 1) | 4.0 | 40.7 | 1.2 | 42.2 | 39.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| 9 (loc. 2) | 8.0 | 41.3 | 1.4 | 43.0 | 39.5 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 9 (loc. 3) | 12.0 | 41.2 | 1.5 | 43.7 | 39.6 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| 10 (loc. 1) | 8.0 | 40.7 | 1.1 | 42.1 | 39.3 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 10 (loc. 2) | 12.0 | 40.6 | 1.1 | 41.9 | 39.2 | 11.47 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Loc., location