Uterine fibroids: Targeted embolization, an update on technique

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 128-131

  Lampmann, L E H ^a   Smeets, A J ^a   Lohle, P N M ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Embolization; Embolotherapy; Fibroid; Uterine artery; Uterine fibroid embolization

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CATHETERIZATION; DEVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0842333159     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0086-y     Document Type: Review

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