What factors currently limit magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound of leiomyomas? A survey conducted at the first international symposium devoted to clinical magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 331-334

  Taran, F Andrei ^a   Hesley, Gina K ^a   Gorny, Krzysztof R ^a   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

leiomyoma; MR guided focused ultrasound; Practitioner survey

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS MYOMA;

DATA COLLECTION; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; PREGNANCY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77952553543     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.083     Document Type: Article

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