A noninvasive, outpatient technique called MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) provides long-term symptom relief for women with benign uterine fibroid tumors and improves their quality of life, a new study finds.
The Mayo Clinic-led study of 359 women also found that the more completely these uterine tumors are destroyed by MRgFUS, the longer the duration of symptom relief.
The study, which also involved researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, is published in the Aug. 1 issue of the journalObstetrics & Gynecology.