Short-term results of magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery for patients with adenomyosis: Symptomatic relief and pain reduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1152-1155

  Kim, Kyoung Ah ^a   Yoon, Sang Wook ^a   Lee, Chan ^b   Seong, Seok Ju ^c   Yoon, Bo Sung ^c   Park, Hyun ^c  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adenomyosis; focused ultrasound; MRgFUS; thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SURGERY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 79951956716     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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