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Artifact from myomectomy/C-Section on MRI images – what does this mean for MR-guided focused ultrasound candidacy for uterine fibroids?

Vikash SinhaFlorida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Shahil MehtaUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA;
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Georgios KalantzisFlorida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA;
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Fred SteinbergUniversity MRI, Boca Raton, FL, USA;
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Suzanne D LeBlangFlorida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Boca Raton, FL, USA; ;University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA; ;University MRI, Boca Raton, FL, USA; ;Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Pages 1078-1082 | Received 11 Sep 2018, Accepted 15 Oct 2019, Published online: 10 Nov 2019

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