Safety and treatment volumes achieved following new developments of the magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound system in the treatment of uterine fibroids: a cohort study.
Author(s)
Quinn, Stephen Derek
Vedelago, John
Regan, Lesley
Gedroyc, Wladyslaw M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This research investigates whether modifications to the magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroid (MRgFUS) system used resulted in improved treatment volumes of uterine fibroids, while maintaining safety. METHODS: This study is a prospective cohort analysis of 34 women undergoing the ExAblate 2100 MRgFUS treatment for their uterine fibroids. RESULTS: The percentage of non-perfused volume (NPV) achieved with the ExAblate 2100 system was 54.92% compared with 50.49 % with the ExAblate 2000 system over the preceding year (p = 0.543). The ExAblate 2100 system resulted in a greater NPV in hyper-intense fibroids compared with the ExAblate 200 system (43.20% versus 36.33%, p = 0.005). There have been no recorded hospital admissions, no skins burns, and no reported major adverse events since the introduction of this new system. CONCLUSION: Overall, the new system has thus far shown an encouraging safety record and an improvement in non-perfused volumes achieved, especially in hyper-intense fibroids.
Date Issued
2013-10-01
Date Acceptance
2013-07-15
Citation
J Ther Ultrasound, 2013, 1 (20), pp.1-6
ISSN
2050-5736
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
1
End Page
6
Journal / Book Title
J Ther Ultrasound
Volume
1
Issue
20
Copyright Statement
© 2013 Quinn et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative
Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25512863
PII: 2050-5736-1-20
Subjects
Leiomyoma
Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound
Uterine fibroids
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2013-10-01