title: Technique to displace bowel loops in MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of fibroids in the anteverted or anteflexed uterus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids, bowel interposition in the sonication path is often problematic. The purpose of this article is to discuss a bowel-manipulation technique to displace the bowel loop, which consisted of sequential applications of urinary bladder filling, rectal filling, and urinary bladder emptying.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This technique contributed to a decreased screening failure rate and succeeded in consistently displacing the bowel loop, thus allowing safe treatment of fibroids in the anteverted or anteflexed uterus.
authors.affiliation: 1 All authors: Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 138-225, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyunchul
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rhim
authors.forename: Hyo Keun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D057086:High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*