Anatomical Phase Extraction (APE) Method: A Novel Method to Correct Detrimental Effects of Tissue-Inhomogeneity in Referenceless MR Thermometry—Preliminary Ex Vivo Investigation

Table 1

Ex vivo HIFU ablation parameters.

Location	Coordinate (, )	Shift (mm)	Shift (mm)	HIFU power^a (W)
1	(10, 10)	10	10	40
2	(0, 10)	0	10	60
3	(-10, 10)	10	10	80
4	(10, 0)	10	0	100
5	(0, 0)	0	0	120
6	(-10, 0)	10	0	140
7	(10, -10)	10	10	160
8	(0, -10)	0	10	180
9	(-10, -10)	10	10	200

^aAblation duration: 30 seconds; cooling interval: 60 seconds.