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Table 1 Temperature on thermocouples at 10 and 30 mm obtained by theoretical simulations and experimental (40 experiments with and without the cortical bone)

From: Why we should care about soft tissue interfaces when applying ultrasonic diathermy: an experimental and computer simulation study

 

Simulation [°C]

Experimental [°C]

Without the bonea

With the bonea

Without the boneb

With the boneb

10 mm

TP1

38.57

42.59

37.52 (0.69)

38.66 (0.96)

TP2c

39.04

43.59

42.01 (0.47)

42.37 (0.96)

TP3

38.58

42.60

37.94 (0.47)

38.47 (0.80)

30 mm

TP4

37.07

53.75

36.31 (0.16)

37.42 (0.76)

TP5c

37.34

61.15

36.70 (0.21)

39.23 (1.01)

TP6

37.08

53.74

36.28 (0.25)

37.21 (0.66)

  1. TPi → i-th Thermocouple (i = 1 to 6)
  2. aValues are mean
  3. bValues are mean (SD)
  4. cCentral thermocouples