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Table 3 Number of observed ablated locations outside the nodule per transducer (i.e., 10 phantoms)

From: Matrix 3D ultrasound-assisted thyroid nodule volume estimation and radiofrequency ablation: a phantom study

Transducer type

Needle entrance of nodule

Danger triangle

Conventional 2D

10/10

4/10

3D mechanically swept

8/10

1/10

Real-time 3D

10/10

2/10

  1. 2D Two-dimensional, 3D Three-dimensional