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Table 1 Overview of the full series of experiments

From: Mild hyperthermia by MR-guided focused ultrasound in an ex vivo model of osteolytic bone tumour: optimization of the spatio-temporal control of the delivered temperature

Sample number

Hyperthermia experiment

Medullar cavity long axis [78]

Mean temperature elevation (°C)

Controller precision (°C)

Delivered energy (kJ)

1

#1

10.0

5.82

0.26

7.87

1

#2

10.0

6.22

0.20

7.69

2

#3

16.1

6.71

0.41

8.92

2

#4

16.1

6.92

0.31

8.59

2

#5

16.1

5.91

0.41

10.0

3

#6

12.9

6.42

0.23

10.07

4

#7

14.1

6.20

0.11

12.17

4

#8

14.1

5.69

0.29

10.85

5

#9

14.9

6.18

0.18

6.93

5

#10

14.9

5.72

0.18

5.74

6

#11

10.9

6.30

0.15

10.50

6

#12

10.9

5.87

0.20

7.47

6

#13

10.9

6.05

0.12

7.79

6

#14

10.9

6.32

0.61

8.07

  1. The mean temperature elevation corresponds to the centre of medullar cavity during the steady state regime, to be compared with the prescribed elevation of + 6 °C