Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 662-667 , May 2008

Clinical Failure after Uterine Artery Embolization: Evaluation of Patient and MR Imaging Characteristics

Received 6 September 2007 ,Revised 31 December 2007 ,Accepted 31 December 2007.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(08)00007-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.12.454

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 662-667 , May 2008

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