Feasibility of ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound ablating uterine fibroids with hyperintense on T2-weighted MR imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Wen Peng ^a   Chen, Jin Yun ^a   Zhang, Lian ^a   Li, Quan ^a   Qin, Juan ^a   Peng, Song ^a   Li, Ke Quan ^a   Wang, Zhi Biao ^a   Chen, Wen Zhi ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Non perfused volume; Signal intensity; Ultrasound guided high intensity focused ultrasound; Uterine fibroids

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BACKACHE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENERGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFECTION; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NON PERFUSED VOLUME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE MEMORY; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND GUIDED HIGH FREQUENCY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; UTERUS MYOMA; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; CHINA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871721786     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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