Primary failure of uterine artery embolization: Use of magnetic resonance imaging to select patients for repeated embolization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1143-1147

  Chrisman, Howard B ^a   West, Derek ^a   Corpuz, Ben ^a   Ryu, Robert K ^a   Salem, Riad ^a   Carr, James ^a   Vogelzang, Robert ^a   Omary, Reed A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 23844477870     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000167871.08292.60     Document Type: Article

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