Scaled signal intensity of uterine fibroids based on T2-weighted MR images: a potential objective method to determine the suitability for magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine fibroids

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 3455-3458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Park ◽  
Sang-Wook Yoon ◽  
Amit Sokolov
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijan J. Borah ◽  
Elizabeth A. Stewart

Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) affect 20–40% of reproductive age women and are the major indication for hysterectomy. Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery (MRgFUS) is a new, potentially disruptive, non-invasive and uterine-sparing treatment option that has been shown to yield similar or better clinical outcomes than other uterine-sparing interventions. However, the costs of MRgFUS and other minimally-invasive treatment options have not been studied using US practice data. This study attempts to fill this void. And since uterine fibroids are the first FDA-approved indication for MRgFUS treatment, this study may also have implications for other indications which are now investigational.


2010 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaron Rabinovici ◽  
Matthias David ◽  
Hidenobu Fukunishi ◽  
Yutaka Morita ◽  
Bobbie S. Gostout ◽  
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