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Table 2 Comparison of the 24 ablation results at 80 W and 120 W

From: Artefact and ablation performance of an MR-conditional high-power microwave system in bovine livers: an ex vivo study

	80 W	120 W	p value
5 min
SAD (mm)	27.25 ± 2.63	32.0 ± 0.82	0.0136*
Volume (cm³)	14.75 ± 3.44	23.93 ± 2.47	0.0049*
SI	0.73 ± 0.08	0.72 ± 0.02	0.8324
10 min
SAD (mm)	33.5 ± 1.29	38.0 ± 1.63	0.0050*
Volume (cm³)	26.45 ± 1.76	39.03 ± 3.69	0.0008*
SI	0.75 ± 0.05	0.74 ± 0.03	0.7835
15 min
SAD (mm)	38.50 ± 1.91	42.0 ± 1.41	0.0259*
Volume (cm³)	40.15 ± 5.09	56.78 ± 3.08	0.0014*
SI	0.75 ± 0.02	0.68 ± 0.05	0.0480*

SAD Short axis diameter, SI Sphericity index
*Significant differences

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