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Uterine Fibroids and HIFU Ablation

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Uterine fibroids are common benign uterine tumors in women of childbearing age, with an incidence ranging from 20 to 40% [1]. They mainly develop from uterine smooth muscle cell proliferation, including a small amount of fibrous connective tissues. The medical terminology is “uterine leiomyoma,” but the condition is commonly known as uterine fibroids by the lay public.

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  1. School of Women’s and Children’s Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Felix Wong

  2. College of Biomedical Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

    Lian Zhang & Zhibiao Wang

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Wong, F., Zhang, L., Wang, Z. (2021). Uterine Fibroids and HIFU Ablation. In: Focused Ultrasound Surgery in Gynecology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0939-8_4

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