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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2023 Feb 17;70(3):768–779. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2022.3201709

Table II.

Tumor And Ablation Zone Measurements Pre- And Post-Histotripsy

Patient # Treatment
Duration
(min)
Tumor Dimensions (cm) Ablation Zone Dimensions (cm)
Pre-treatment 1 Day Post- 4-6 Days Post- Planned 1 Day Post- 4-6 Days Post-
1 59.5 8.5 x 8.5 x 8.8 9.9 x 8.4 x 10.2 9.2 x 9.3 x 9.9 3 x 3 x 3 5.0 x 4.8 x 4.8 4.7 x 3.9 x 4.0
2 32.1 14.6 x 10.1 x 14.1 16.1 x 10.7 x 15.3 16.7 x 11.4 x 16.2 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 Not visible* Not visible*
3 14.4 5.5 x 4.6 x 4.6 5.3 x 4.5 x 4.6 5.5 x 4.2 x 4.3 2 x 2 x 2 Not visible* Not visible*
4 33.4 9.2 x 6.5 x 8.4 N/A* 10.3 x 7.0 x 10.1 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 N/A** 1.3 x 2.0 x 2.0
5 35.1 6.7 x 4.3 x 6.9 6.7 x 4.2 x 7.0 6.9 x 4.5 x 7.0 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 3.2 x 2.7 x 2.7 3.3 x 3.0 x 2.8
6 32.3 16.5 x 6.4 x 9.8 N/A* 17.4 x 7.9 x 10.6 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 N/A** Not visible*
7 33.4 8.4 x 5.4 x 5.5 8.5 x 5.8 x 6.2 8.6 x 6.6 x 6.8 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 3.4 x 3.2 x 3.1 1.7 x 2.1 x 1.8
8 15.2 8.1 x 3.9 x 2.3 8.1 x 3.6 x 2.6 8.0 x 3.3 x 2.6 2 x 2 x 2 2.0 x 1.5 x 1.8 1.2 x 0.8 x 1.1
9 15.7 3.7 x 3.4 x 3.1 3.8 x 3.4 x 3.0 3.4 x 3.3 x 3.1 2 x 2 x 2 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.3 1.0 x 0.9 x 0.9
10 33.2 5.3 x 4.1 x 3.8 5.0 x 3.9 x 3.9 5.4 x 4.1 x 4.1 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 3.1 x 3.0 x 2.8 2.8 x 2.0 x 2.2

Comparison of pre-, 1 day post-, and 4-6 day post-treatment tumor measurements and ablation zone dimensions as determined by CT imaging.

*

Ablation zones were not visible on CT scans.

**

Patients did not receive CT due to scheduling constraints.