Decreasing margins to the uterine serosa as a method for increasing the volume of fibroids ablated with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-95

  Morita, Yutaka ^a   Takeuchi, Sawako ^a   Hikida, Hiromi ^a   Ohashi, Hirofumi ^a   Ito, Naoki ^a  

^a Itabashi Chuo Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

MRgFUS; Serosa; Sonication; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROSA; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 68349141684     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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