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Table 2 Quantiles of uncertainty values

From: Uncertainty estimation for temperature measurement with diagnostic ultrasound

 

δ𝜗>0.1 °C

δ𝜗>6.0 °C

 

Q 50 % /°C

Q 5 % /°C

Q 95 % /°C

Q 50 % /°C

Q 5 % /°C

Q 95 % /°C

Heating and cooling

      

Frame-to-frame 4 s before

3.92

0.20

377.30

24.77

1.57

389.81

Frame-to-frame 16 s before

0.47

0.05

79.10

8.06

0.97

112.44

Frame-to-base-frame

0.11

0.02

0.97

1.26

0.78

4.73

Only heating

      

Frame-to-frame 4 s before

0.40

0.07

2.31

2.59

1.20

6.20

Frame-to-frame 16 s before

0.09

0.026

1.01

1.33

0.85

2.59

Frame-to-base-frame

0.08

0.018

2.02

2.04

0.84

5.74

  1. Five percent, 50 % (median), and 95 % quantiles of absolute temperature uncertainty in the heated region (δ𝜗>0.1 °C and δ𝜗>6.0 °C) considering the heating and cooling process, as well as solely the heating process. Minimum values are in bold
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Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound

ISSN: 2050-5736