Safety and efficacy of US-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for treatment of submucosal fibroids

European Radiology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2553-2558

  Wang, Wei ^a   Wang, Yang ^a   Wang, Ting ^a   Wang, Junyan ^a   Wang, Longxia ^a   Tang, Jie ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; High intensity focused ultrasound; Submucosal; Ultrasonography; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84870364000     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2517-z     Document Type: Article

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