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22-09-2023 | Commentary

No incision required for long-lasting symptom relief in a selection of women suffering from uterine fibroids

Authors: Derk J. Slotman, Ingrid M. Nijholt, Joke M. Schutte, Martijn F. Boomsma

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 11/2023

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MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) offers an excellent non-invasive uterus-sparing treatment option for a selection of women with symptomatic uterine fibroids. MRgFUS involves precise thermal ablation of target tissue by focused ultrasound waves, guided by MRI to monitor temperature and anatomy, sparing surrounding structures. As a multidisciplinary, non-invasive, image-guided therapy, it aligns perfectly with several of radiology’s and gynecology’s missions for the future [ 1, 2]. The main advantages of MRgFUS, in addition to its non-invasive nature, are exceptionally short recovery times and low rates of periprocedural complications compared to mainstay treatments such as hysterectomy, myomectomy, and uterine artery embolization [ 3, 4]. Several single-center cohort studies have demonstrated MRgFUS to be safe and effective, but multicenter studies with long-term follow-up of clinical outcomes in terms of symptom relief and re-intervention rate are scarce [ 3, 5]. …

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Title: No incision required for long-lasting symptom relief in a selection of women suffering from uterine fibroids
Authors: Derk J. Slotman
Ingrid M. Nijholt
Joke M. Schutte
Martijn F. Boomsma
Publication date: 22-09-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10197-y

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