[HTML][HTML] Comparative effectiveness and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Wang, J Geng, H Bao, J Dong, J Shi, Q Xi - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors among premenopausal women.
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging non-invasive intervention which …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive modeling for frailty conditions in elderly people: machine learning approaches

A Tarekegn, F Ricceri, G Costa, E Ferracin… - JMIR medical …, 2020 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: Frailty is one of the most critical age-related conditions in older adults. It is often
recognized as a syndrome of physiological decline in late life, characterized by a marked …

[HTML][HTML] Automated uterine fibroids detection in ultrasound images using deep convolutional neural networks

A Shahzad, A Mushtaq, AQ Sabeeh, YY Ghadi… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fibroids of the uterus are a common benign tumor affecting women of childbearing age.
Uterine fibroids (UF) can be effectively treated with earlier identification and diagnosis. Its …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence-aided method to detect uterine fibroids in ultrasound images: A retrospective study

T Huo, L Li, X Chen, Z Wang, X Zhang, S Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We explored a new artificial intelligence-assisted method to assist junior ultrasonographers
in improving the diagnostic performance of uterine fibroids and further compared it with …

Transfer learning approach in deep neural networks for uterine fibroid detection

S Sundar, S Sumathy - International Journal of …, 2022 - inderscienceonline.com
Convolutional neural network (CNN), a class of deep neural network, takes images as input
and automatically extracts features for effective class prediction. The performance of CNN …

Histological findings in resected leiomyomas following MR-HIFU treatment, single-institution data from seven patients with unfavorable focal therapy

A Viitala, M Gabriel, K Joronen, G Komar… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Magnetic resonance–high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) is a noninvasive
treatment option for symptomatic uterine leiomyomas. Currently, pretreatment MRI is used to …

[HTML][HTML] Should ultrasound-guided high frequency focused Ultrasound be considered as an alternative non-surgical treatment of uterine fibroids in non-asiatic …

LA Torres-de la Roche, S Rafiq, R Devassy… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Minimally invasive interventions for myomata treatment have gained acceptance due to the
possibility of preserving fertility with reduced trauma induced by laparotomy as way of …

Feasibility of apparent diffusion coefficient in predicting the technical outcome of MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids–a …

T Sainio, J Saunavaara, G Komar, S Mattila… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To investigate the feasibility of using an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)
classification in predicting the technical outcome of magnetic resonance imaging-guided …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of non-perfusion volume ratio for uterine fibroids treated with ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound based on MRI radiomics …

Y Zhou, J Zhang, C Li, J Chen, F Lv, Y Deng… - BioMedical Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Background Prediction of non-perfusion volume ratio (NPVR) is critical in selecting patients
with uterine fibroids who will potentially benefit from ultrasound-guided high-intensity …

The efficacy and safety of MR-HIFU and US-HIFU in treating uterine fibroids with the volume <300 cm3: a meta-analysis

L Yu, S Zhu, H Zhang, A Wang, G Sun… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a promising and non-invasive
therapy for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Currently, the main image-guided methods for HIFU …