Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 484-489 , April 2010

Prospective Evaluation of the Embolic Agent Bead Block in the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomas with Uterine Artery Embolization: A Phase II Study

  • Howard B. Chrisman, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Sabeen Dhand, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to 345 E. Ohio St., Apt. 3201, Chicago, IL 60611
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  • Shankar Rajeswaran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Paul Nikolaidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Robert L. Vogelzang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Benito Corpuz, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Peggy Gilbertson, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Reed A. Omary, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Received 1 April 2009 ,Revised 24 November 2009 ,Accepted 18 December 2009.

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 This trial was funded by Terumo (Somerset, New Jersey).

 From the SIR 2007 Annual Meeting.

PII: S1051-0443(09)01658-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 484-489 , April 2010

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