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Table 4 Time to rupture from experiment start for all vessel rupture suppression trials

From: Prediction and suppression of HIFU-induced vessel rupture using passive cavitation detection in an ex vivo model

Pair number

Time to rupture, controller inactive (s)

Time to rupture, controller active (s)

Pair difference (s)

Vessel type

1

282

300

18

Subclavian

2

170

300

130

Subclavian

3

151

131

-20

Femoral

4

180

300

120

Subclavian

5

144

167

23

Femoral

6

189

155

-34

Subclavian

7

173

300

127

Subclavian

8

22

175

153

Femoral

9

300

300

0

Subclavian

10

180

300

120

Subclavian

  1. The values listed in the ‘Pair difference’ column correspond to those used in the paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test and the paired t test. A time to rupture of 300 s indicates that no rupture occurred during the experiment.