Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 411-418 , March 2007

Rabbit VX2 Tumors as an Animal Model of Uterine Fibroids and for Uterine Artery Embolization

  • Thomas K. Rhee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Robert K. Ryu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to R.K.R.
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  • Affaan K. Bangash, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Dingxin Wang, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Barbara Szolc-Kowalska, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Kathleen R. Harris, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Kent T. Sato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Howard B. Chrisman, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Robert L. Vogelzang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Tatjana Paunesku, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Gayle E. Woloschak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Andrew C. Larson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
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  • Reed A. Omary, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611.

Received 11 August 2006 ,Revised 7 January 2007 ,Accepted 8 January 2007.

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 None of the authors has identified a conflict of interest. R.A.O. was supported in part by National Institutes of Health grant K08 DK60020. T.P. and G.E.W. were supported in part by National Institutes of Health grants CA81375, CA73042, and NS 21442. Supported in part by an unrestricted gift from Terumo, Inc. Contents of this manuscript were presented at 2006 SIR 31st Annual Scientific Meeting.

PII: S1051-0443(07)00029-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.01.013

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 411-418 , March 2007

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