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Table 1 Description of cases

From: Influence of electrical and thermal properties on RF ablation of breast cancer: is the tumour preferentially heated?

Case description

Tumour dimensions (mm)

Const / Temp dep. σ

Number of Elements

Steady state/Controlled Transient

  

Width

Length

   

1

F

-

-

C

1921

S

2

F

-

-

T

5520

S

3

FT

4.7

52

C

2208

S

4

FT

4.7

52

T

2214

S

5

FT

4.7

104

T

2797

S

6

FT

4.7

26

T

1940

S

7

FT

9.4

52

T

1985

S

8

FT

2.35

52

T

1985

S

9

F

-

-

T

5230

CT

10

FT

4.7

52

T

2214

CT

  1. F = geometry with only fatty tissue, FT = geometry with fatty tissue and embedded tumour. C and T indicate constant and temperature dependent electrical conductivity respectively. S indicates that steady-state analysis has been performed, i.e. when the model has reached thermal equilibrium using constant boundary conditions. Cases denoted CT use transient analysis where Vin is controlled to maintain the maximum temperature at 100°C.