Treatment of uterine fibroid tumors in a nude mouse model using high-intensity focused ultrasound

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  Vaezy, Shahram ^a,b   Fujimoto, Victor Y ^a,b   Walker, Cheryl ^a,b   Martin, Roy W ^a,b   Chi, Emil Y ^a,b   Crum, Lawrence A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

High intensity focused ultrasound; Nude athymic mice; Thermal coagulation necrosis; Treatment of uterine fibroid tumors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0033859895     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105347     Document Type: Article

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