Volumetric MR-HIFU ablation of uterine fibroids: Role of treatment cell size in the improvement of energy efficiency

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3652-3659

  Kim, Young Sun ^a   Keserci, Bilgin ^b   Partanen, Ari ^b   Rhim, Hyunchul ^a   Lim, Hyo K ^a   Park, Min Jung ^a   Köhler, Max O ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; High intensity focused ultrasound; Treatment speed; Uterine fibroid; Volumetric ablation technique

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; CELL SIZE; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND; UTERUS MYOMA; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 84867027854     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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