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Table 4 Maximum temperature (°C) in tumors and the sensitive anatomy modeled in the eight cases considered

From: Theoretical investigation of transgastric and intraductal approaches for ultrasound-based thermal therapy of the pancreas

Case

Treatment

Tumor

Duodenum

Stomach

Blood vessels

Liver

Kidney

Bone

Spleen

Intestine

1

Ablation

83.6

N/A

44.6

44.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2

Ablation

84.4

N/A

43.2

45.0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3

Ablation

84.5

N/A

40.5

44.3

N/A

43.3

N/A

40.5

N/A

4

Hyperthermia

47.1

38.0

37.6

39.0

37.1

N/A

37.4

N/A

N/A

5

Ablation

80.1

40.0

38.3

44.6

37.2

N/A

38.0

N/A

N/A

6

Ablation

79.8

44.7

37.4

39.2

37.4

N/A

N/A

N/A

38.1

7

Hyperthermia

47.1

42.9

37.1

39.7

37.8

37.3

38.7

N/A

N/A

8

Ablation

80.1

42.6

37.1

42.5

N/A

37.0

38.1

N/A

N/A