Comparison of computer simulations and clinical treatment results of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) of uterine fibroids.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) can be used to noninvasively treat symptomatic uterine fibroids by heating with focused ultrasound sonications while monitoring the temperature with magnetic resonance (MR) thermometry. While prior studies have compared focused ultrasound simulations to clinical results, studies involving uterine fibroids remain scarce. In our study, we perform such a comparison to assess the suitability of simulations for treatment planning.

Methods

Sonications (N = 67) were simulated retrospectively using acoustic and thermal models based on the Rayleigh integral and Pennes bioheat equation followed by MR-thermometry simulation in seven patients who underwent MRgFUS treatment for uterine fibroids. The spatial accuracy of

SUBMITTER: Hyvarinen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9314069 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature