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ReviewInternational journal of women's health2015

Potential of minimally invasive procedures in the treatment of uterine fibroids: a focus on magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound therapy.

Krisztina Fischer, Nathan J McDannold, Clare M Tempany, Ferenc A Jolesz, Fiona M Fennessy

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Review in International journal of women's health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Krisztina FischerDepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA ; Renal Division, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA ; Biomedical Engineering Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Nathan J McDannoldDepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Clare M TempanyDepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ferenc A JoleszDepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Fiona M FennessyDepartment of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA ; Department of Radiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Multidisciplinary Training in Image-Guided TherapyR25CA089017 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI FENNESSY, FIONA · 2001 to 2017
$7.8M
NCI NIH HHS R25 CA089017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimally invasive treatment options are an important part of the uterine fibroid-treatment arsenal, especially among younger patients and in those who plan future pregnancies. This article provides an overview of the currently available minimally invasive therapy options, with a special emphasis on a completely noninvasive option: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS). In this review, we describe the background of MRgFUS, the patient-selection criteria for MRgFUS, and how the procedure is performed. We summarize the published clinical trial results, and review the literature on pregnancy post-MRgFUS and on the cost-effectiveness of MRgFUS.

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focused ultrasoundminimally invasive treatmentMRgFUSuterine fibroids

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PMID26622192
PMCPMC4654554

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