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Table 1 In vivo CMR thermometry results on 3 sheep. Parameters of 12 RFA are reported in this Table: the power, the duration and the energy of the RF delivery, the maximal temperature reached in the LV and the 2D dimensions of each lesion created

From: Feasibility of real-time MR thermal dose mapping for predicting radiofrequency ablation outcome in the myocardium in vivo

Lesion sizes in 2D

Sheep #

RFA #

Power (W)

Dur. (s)

Energy (J)

Temp max (°C)

TD map (mm2)

T1-w (mm2)

1

1

60

60

3600

30 °C

9×4

9×5

2

60

90

5400

55 °C

6.5×4

7×4

3

70

100

7000

30 °C

8×3

9×3

4

70

90

6300

40 °C

7.5×5

6.5×4

2

1

60

60

3600

40 °C

11×4

11×5

2

60

60

3600

45 °C

12.5×6

11×5.5

3

50

90

4500

35 °C

5×8

6×6

4

60

60

3600

45 °C

10×6

9×5

3

1

50

90

4500

55 °C

12×10

10×7

2

50

60

3000

30 °C

8×8

8×6

3

50

70

3500

55 °C

10.5×7

10×7

4

70

40

2800

75 °C

10×7

10×7

  1. Lesion extent maximal dimensions were measured in 2D on the cumulative TD maps and on the equivalent slice of the 3D T1-w volume