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Table 2 The necrosis volumes for ten rats calculated on the MR images and from the histological analysis

From: Focal Laser Ablation of Prostate Cancer: Numerical Simulation of Temperature and Damage Distribution

Rat

Necrosis volume on MRI at 48 h

(cm3)

Histological necrosis volume

(cm3)

Rat # 1

0.953

0.945

Rat # 2

0.970

0.950

Rat # 3

0.987

0.923

Rat # 4

0.946

0.990

Rat # 5

0.933

0.923

Rat # 6

0.967

0.941

Rat # 7

0.978

0.992

Rat # 8

0.989

0.988

Rat # 9

0.958

0.967

Rat # 10

1.121

1.125

Mean volume (cm3)

0.98 ± 0.052

0.973 ± 0.059

  1. The Pearson correlation index was r = 0.87 between the pathology volumes and the MRI volumes.