Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery for uterine fibroids: relationship between the therapeutic effects and signal intensity of preexisting T2-weighted magnetic resonance images

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184.e1-184.e6

  Funaki, Kaoru ^a   Fukunishi, Hidenobu ^a   Funaki, Tsuyoshi ^c   Sawada, Katsuhiro ^a   Kaji, Yasushi ^b   Maruo, Takeshi ^b  

^a Shinsuma Hospital   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

focused ultrasound surgery; magnetic resonance imaging; signal intensity; uterine fibroid; volume reduction ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 33846905551     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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