Uterine artery embolization for leiomyomas: percentage of infarction predicts clinical outcome

TJ Kroencke, C Scheurig, A Poellinger, M Gronewold… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the effect of partial versus complete leiomyoma infarction on relief of
leiomyoma-related symptoms and freedom from invasive reinterventions and to assess if …

Magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) compared with abdominal hysterectomy for treatment of uterine leiomyomas

FA Taran, CMC Tempany, L Regan… - … in Obstetrics and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To compare women undergoing magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound
(MRgFUS) to a group of contemporaneously recruited women undergoing total abdominal …

Current concepts in uterine fibroid embolization

JC Bulman, SM Ascher, JB Spies - Radiographics, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) has become established as an accepted minimally
invasive treatment for uterine fibroids and should be considered a treatment option for …

Minimally invasive management of uterine fibroids

T Falcone, MA Bedaiwy - Current Opinion in Obstetrics and …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Laparoscopic myomectomy and uterine artery embolization are being performed more than
ever. Current evidence proves the safety, reliability and reproducibility of both procedures …

Uterine artery embolization for fibroids: a review of current outcomes

MM Freed, JB Spies - Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Since its introduction in 1995, uterine artery embolization (UAE) for fibroids has been
extensively investigated. Particularly in the last 3 to 4 years, several high-quality studies …

Uterine fibroid embolization

SC Goodwin, JB Spies - New England Journal of Medicine, 2009 - Mass Medical Soc
A 45-year-old woman presents with severe menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea and is found to
have several large uterine fibroids. She does not want to undergo hysterectomy, so she is …

The effect of pelvic MR imaging on the diagnosis and treatment of women with presumed symptomatic uterine fibroids

RA Omary, S Vasireddy, HB Chrisman, RK Ryu… - Journal of vascular and …, 2002 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine if magnetic resonance (MR) imaging significantly alters the
diagnostic thinking and treatment plans of interventional radiologists during the evaluation of …

Comparison of MRI and sonography in the preliminary evaluation for fibroid embolization

AL Spielmann, C Keogh, BB Forster… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether pelvic MRI provides
additional clinically relevant information after sonography in the preprocedure evaluation of …

Volumetric MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation with a one-layer strategy to treat large uterine fibroids: initial clinical outcomes

Y Kim, JH Kim, H Rhim, HK Lim, B Keserci, DS Bae… - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate initial clinical outcomes of volumetric magnetic resonance (MR)-guided
high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation by using a one-layer strategy to treat large …

Abdominal myomectomy versus uterine fibroid embolization in the treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas

MK Razavi, G Hwang, A Jahed… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to compare treatment efficacy and complications
of abdominal myomectomy with those of uterine fibroid embolization in women with …