Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 18, Issue 7 , Pages 835-841 , July 2007

Uterine Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Adenomyosis with or without Uterine Leiomyomas with the Use of Calibrated Tris-acryl Gelatin Microspheres: Midterm Clinical and MR Imaging Follow-up

  • Paul N.M. Lohle, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    • P.N.M.L. and T.J.K. are consultants to Biosphere Medical, Inc., the makers of the embolic material used in this study, but did not receive any support from the company. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to P.N.M.L., Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Jolanda De Vries, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Caroline A.H. Klazen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Peter F. Boekkooi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Harry A.M. Vervest, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Albert J. Smeets, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Leo E.H. Lampmann, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Thomas J. Kroencke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
    • P.N.M.L. and T.J.K. are consultants to Biosphere Medical, Inc., the makers of the embolic material used in this study, but did not receive any support from the company. None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest.

Received 5 October 2006 ,Revised 12 April 2007 ,Accepted 16 April 2007.

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PII: S1051-0443(07)00729-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.04.024

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 18, Issue 7 , Pages 835-841 , July 2007

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