High-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of uterine adenomyosis:recent progress in clinical research
10.3969/j.issn.1008-794X.2015.03.021
- VernacularTitle:高强度聚焦超声治疗子宫腺肌病临床研究进展
- Author:
Jie CUI
;
Yonghua XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
high-intensity focused ultrasound;
adenomyosis;
ablation
- From:
Journal of Interventional Radiology
2015;(3):268-272
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a newly-developed noninvasive technique recently. Being a safe, non-radioactive and reproducible therapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound has been extensively used in the clinical treatment for a variety of solid tumors such as uterine adenomyosis. This paper aims to make a comprehensive review about this technique, focusing on the mechanism, clinical indications and contraindications, safety, efficacy and the complications of HIFU for the treatment of uterine adenomyosis.