Does the phase of menstrual cycle affect MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine leiomyomas?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-207

  So, Minna J ^a   Fennessy, Fiona M ^a   Zou, Kelly H ^a   McDannold, Nathan ^a   Hynynen, Kullervo ^a   Jolesz, Ferenc A ^a   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^a   Rybicki, Frank J ^a   Tempany, Clare M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Focused ultrasound; Leiomyomas; Menstrual cycle; MRgFUS

Indexed keywords

FIBROIDS; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; LEIOMYOMAS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MRGFUS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; DRUG PRODUCTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS;

SURGERY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS MYOMA;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746242228     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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