Figure 4

Schematic overview of simulated ablation scenarios. A: Cryoadhesion analysis during thawing phases after initial freezing phase durations of 90 s (A1), 150 s (A2) and 210 s (A3). B: Single freeze-thaw cycle with 300 s freezing and final rewarming (B1). C: Alteration of interim thawing phase duration (C1: 5 s, C2: 10 s, C3: 15 s, C4: 20 s) after 150 s freezing followed by a second freezing phase of 150 s. D: Alteration of initial freezing phase duration (D1: 90 s, D2: 150 s, D3: 210 s) followed by an interim thawing phase of 10 s in scenarios with two freeze-thaw cycles with a cumulated freezing duration of 300 s.