Noninvasive treatment of focal adenomyosis with MR-guided focused ultrasound in two patients

Adenomyosis is a common benign gynecological disorder presenting with dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, and pressure symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) utilizes precisely focused USG waves to generate and maintain high temperatures within the targeted tissue to...

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Autores principales: Polina, Laveena, Nyapathy, Vinay, Mishra, Anindita, Yellamanthili, Himabindu, Vallabhaneni, Mythri P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Interventional Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23162249
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.101078
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Sumario:Adenomyosis is a common benign gynecological disorder presenting with dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, and pressure symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) utilizes precisely focused USG waves to generate and maintain high temperatures within the targeted tissue to achieve protein denaturation and coagulative necrosis. The heat generated is monitored using MRI images acquired in real-time in three planes. We present two cases of focal adenomyosis treated with MRgFUS showing good symptomatic relief at 3 and 6 months follow-up.

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