Effect of Postprocedural Pelvic MR Imaging on Medical Decision-making in Women who Have Undergone Uterine Artery Embolization

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 977-980

  Chrisman, Howard B ^a   Rajeswaran, Shankar ^a   Dhand, Sabeen ^a   Nikolaidis, Paul ^a   Corpuz, Benito ^a   Vogelzang, Robert L ^a   Omary, Reed A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR NECROSIS; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PELVIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67449099040     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.041     Document Type: Article

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