Uterine Artery Anatomy Relevant to Uterine Leiomyomata Embolization

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 522-527

  Gomez Jorge, Jackeline ^a   Keyoung, Andrew ^b   Levy, Elliot B ^a,b   Spies, James B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Fibroids; Uterine artery embolization; Uterus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

'CONTOUR'; ALCOHOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL SPONGE; TRUFILLS;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANATOMY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 1642498341     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-003-2652-7     Document Type: Article

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