Therapy of uterine myomas using MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS): A study of the non-enhanced areas around the myoma;Therapie uterlner myome mit magnetresonanztomografie-gesteuertem, fokussiertem ultraschall (MRgFUS): Studie über die kontrastnegativen areale des myomrandes

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-340

  Fukunishi, Hidenobu ^a,d   Funaki, K ^a   Sawada, K ^a   Kato, E ^b   Maruo, T ^c  

^a Shinsuma Hospital   (Japan)

^b Medical Department   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Shinsuma Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; MRgFUS; Myoma margin; Tumor therapy; Uterine fibroid

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 34248668734     PISSN: 00165751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965055     Document Type: Article

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