Subjective effect of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery for uterine fibroids

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 834-839

  Funaki, Kaoru ^a   Sawada, Katsuhiro ^a   Maeda, Fumio ^a   Nagai, Syuji ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focused ultrasound; Magnetic resonance imaging; Symptom relief; Uterine fibroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MICTURITION; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS MYOMA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36049050049     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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