A review of magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine fibroids

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-179

  Fennessy, Fiona M ^a   Tempany, Clare M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroids; Focused ultrasound therapy; Leiomyomas; MRgFUS; MRI

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UTERUS MYOMA;

CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247123686     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e3180337e1f     Document Type: Review

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