Infarction of uterine fibroids after embolization: Relationship between postprocedural enhanced MRI findings and long-term clinical outcomes

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Katsumori, Tetsuya ^a   Kasahara, Toshiyuki ^a   Kin, Yoko ^a   Nozaki, Taiki ^a  

^a Medical Care Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embolization; Fibroid; MRI; Outcome; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFARCTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFARCTION; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 38049164091     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9187-2     Document Type: Article

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