Research Article

Acoustic Cavitation Enhances Focused Ultrasound Ablation with Phase-Shift Inorganic Perfluorohexane Nanoemulsions: An In Vitro Study Using a Clinical Device

Table 1

Total ultrasound energy delivered for HIFU exposures at varied duty cycles.

Duty cyclesAcoustic power (watts)Exposure duration (second) Total ultrasound energy (joules)

2% exposure150510 15 (5 s)30 (10 s)
5% exposure150510 37.5 (5 s)75 (10 s)
10% exposure150510 75 (5 s)150 (10 s)
100% exposure150510 750 (5 s)1500 (10 s)