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. 2021 Dec 10;16(12):e0260922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260922

Table 2. Comparison of simulated numerical results using the VHP Female computational model with experimental results for examples 2, 3, and 4.

Validation/Comparison Example Reference(s) Quantity Simulation results of this study Published experimental data
2
1.5 T
Full body, orthopaedic nail implant
[4345] Maximum Temperature Increase after 900 Seconds ~11°C Observed at implant ends (3–4 cm depth) in VHP-Female model–see Fig 5. ~8.25°C measured for Gel Phantom (4 cm depth) for the same implant–see Fig 3
3
3 T
Full body
[46,47] B1+ Field Maps in Body Planes Between 0–2 μT depending on body location–see Fig 3. Agreement with experimental field topology Between 0–2 μT depending on body location–see Fig 4.
4
165 MHz
Upper Extremity
[50] Maximum Temperature Increase after 139 seconds 6.0°C 6.6°C measured
8°C simulated–see Fig 5