Fig. 8From: Theoretical investigation of transgastric and intraductal approaches for ultrasound-based thermal therapy of the pancreasMaximum temperature on the outer (solid) and inner (dashed) surfaces of blood vessels after 10Â min of heating, as a function of distance from the applicator to the outer surface of the blood vessel, for a variety of heat transfer coefficients. The temperature of the aorta is given in (a), the temperature of large 13.0Â mm OD vessels is given in (b), and the temperature of small 5.8Â mm OD vessels is given in (c)Back to article page