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From: Three-dimensional assessment of vascular cooling effects on hepatic microwave ablation in a standardized ex vivo model

Figure 2

Semiquantitative analysis of vascular cooling effects dependent on the distance between the vessel to the ablation centre (all flow rates combined). The mean values for the cooling effects of all 1498 ablation slices were assessed. A local regression (LOESS) was used to plot the regression curves (dotted lines). A dependency between the distance of the vessel to the ablation centre was identified. Moderate cooling effects were seen when the vessel was located close to the ablation border (≈ 7.5 mm from the ablation centre). Minor cooling effects were seen in the ablation centre.

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