Magnetic resonance-guided percutaneous cryoablation of uterine fibroids: Early clinical experiences

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 552-558

  Sakuhara, Yusuke ^a   Shimizu, Tadashi ^a   Kodama, Yoshihisa ^a   Sawada, Akihiro ^a   Endo, Hideho ^b   Abo, Daisuke ^a   Hasegawa, Tenshu ^c   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kitami Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^c ASAHIKAWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryoablation; Fibroid; MR; Percutaneous; Treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS CRYOABLATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYMPTOM; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33744765181     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-004-6163-y     Document Type: Article

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