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. 2021 Apr 10;10(8):1609. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081609

Table 3.

Histological changes at specific IRE setting and time course following IRE in normal porcine pancreas [23,24,99].

Time Electrode Type Probe No Inter-Electrode Distance (mm) Pulse No Pulse Length (ms) Voltage (Volts) Ablation Zone (mm2) Histology
1 h Monopolar 2 10 90 90 1900 Not stated Oedema
Necrosis
2 h Monopolar 2 10 90 100 1500 240 Necrosis
24 h Monopolar 2 10 70 70 2000 134 Necrosis
24 h Bipolar 1 7 90 70 2100 271 Necrosis
48 h Monopolar 2 9 90 100 1500 252 Necrosis
72 h Monopolar 2 20 90 100 3000 Not stated Necrosis
7 days Monopolar 2 10 90 90 1900 Not stated Apoptosis
Necrosis
7 days Monopolar 2 15 90 70 2700 Not stated Necrosis
14 days Monopolar 2 10 90 100 1500 <100 Fibrosis
14 days Monopolar 2 15 90 100 1500 Not seen No changes
14 days Monopolar 2 15 70 100 2250 Not seen No changes
14 days Monopolar 2 10 70 70 2000 Not seen No changes
14 days Not specified - Not specified 100 100 2500 Not stated Necrosis
14 days Monopolar 2 15 90 100 2300 Not stated Necrosis
Apoptosis
28 days Monopolar 2 15 90 100 2500 21 Atrophy
Fibrosis
28 days Bipolar 1 7 90 70 2400 207 Atrophy
Fibrosis