title: Noninvasive treatment of uterine fibroids: early Mayo Clinic experience with magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound.
abstract: Uterine fibroids often cause symptoms of pelvic pain, pressure, and bleeding. Traditional therapies have included medical (eg, hormonal therapy) and surgical (eg, myomectomy, hysterectomy) options. Recently, uterine artery embolization was added to the treatment armamentarium. We describe an exciting new non-invasive treatment option using focused ultrasound with magnetic resonance imaging and summarize the early experience at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, during the initial research studies of this new technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Gina K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Hesley
authors.forename: Joel P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Felmlee
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gebhart
authors.forename: Kelly T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Dunagan
authors.forename: Krzysztof R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Gorny
authors.forename: Jessica B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kesler
authors.forename: Kathleen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Janel N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Glantz
authors.forename: Bobbie S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Gostout
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008910:Minnesota; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*