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A comparison of ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of uterine fibroids in patients with an anteverted uterus and a retroverted uterus

Wenyi ZhangMarshall College, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA;
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Min HeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Suining Central Hospital, Sichuan, China
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Guohua HuangState Key Laboratory of Ultrasound Engineering in Medicine Co-founded by Chongqing and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Suining Central Hospital, Sichuan, China
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Jia HeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Suining Central Hospital, Sichuan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 623-629 | Received 04 Apr 2016, Accepted 15 May 2016, Published online: 22 Jun 2016

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