Non-invasive magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids in a large Japanese population: Impact of the learning curve on patient outcome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 579-583

  Okada, A ^a   Morita, Y ^c   Fukunishi, H ^d   Takeichi, K ^e   Murakami, T ^b  

^a Iseikai Hospital   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Itabashi Chuo Medical Center   (Japan)

^d Shinsuma General Hospital   (Japan)

^e Aizu Chou Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focused ultrasound surgery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non perfused volume; Uterine fibroid learning curve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350489220     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7454     Document Type: Article

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