MR Thermometry Analysis of Sonication Accuracy and Safety Margin of Volumetric MR Imaging–guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

Young Sun Kim,Hervé Trillaud,Hyunchul Rhim,Hyo Keun Lim,Willem P. Th. M. Mali,Marianne J. Voogt,Jörg Barkhausen,Thomas Eckey,Max O. Köhler,Bilgin Keserci,Charles Mougenot,Shunmugavelu Sokka,Jouko Soini,Heikki J. Nieminen

MR Thermometry Analysis of Sonication Accuracy and Safety Margin of Volumetric MR Imaging–guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

2012

Young Sun Kim
Hervé Trillaud
Hyunchul Rhim
Hyo Keun Lim
Willem P. Th. M. Mali
Marianne J. Voogt
Jörg Barkhausen
Thomas Eckey
Max O. Köhler
Bilgin Keserci
Charles Mougenot
Shunmugavelu Sokka
Jouko Soini
Heikki J. Nieminen

Volumetric MR imaging–guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation with or without a binary feedback control algorithm appears to be a safe treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids, with an acceptable sonication accuracy.

Keywords:

Sonication
High-intensity focused ultrasound
Radiology
Uterine fibroids
Ablation
Ultrasound
Medicine
safety margin
mr imaging
binary feedback
mr thermometry

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