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Table 2 Maximum value and FWHM of the Q-patterns for the analytical fit and for the HAS simulation, as obtained in the two phantoms

From: MR thermometry for focused ultrasound monitoring utilizing model predictive filtering and ultrasound beam modeling

  

Max Q (W/m3)

FWHM FE (mm)

FWHM PE (mm)

FWHM SE (mm)

Homogeneous phantom

HAS

5.42 × 10−4

1.4

1.4

7.7

LP analytical fit

6.77 × 10−4

1.4

1.4

6.7

Skull phantom

HAS

4.87 × 10−5

1.4

1.5

8.1

LP analytical fit

6.74 × 10−5

2.4

2.4

9.3

  1. FE frequency encoding direction, PE phase encoding direction, and SE slice encoding direction