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Research Article

Ultrasound guided high intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) ablation for uterine fibroids: Do we need the microbubbles?

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Pages 233-239 | Received 08 Sep 2014, Accepted 31 Dec 2014, Published online: 11 Mar 2015

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