Table 2.
Details of Incomplete MR-guided Focused US Treatments
Case | Description | Follow-up |
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1 | Could not tolerate sonications (pain); treatment aborted after six sonications. | Lost to follow-up |
2 | After 15 sonications, patient reported abdominal discomfort; subcutaneous fat edema identified, session terminated. | Hysterectomy 3 mo later |
3 | First session completed; patient could not tolerate prone position and test sonications during second session; treatment session aborted before dose sonications performed. | Myomectomy 5 mo later |
4 | First session completed; during second session, patient could not tolerate prone position; session aborted before dose sonications performed. | Emergency hysterectomy for infarcted tumor 6 wk later |
5 | First session completed; second session delayed for 6 mo (subcutaneous fat edema); patient could not tolerate prone position; treatment aborted before sonications. | Lost to follow-up |
6 | First session performed with poor results; patient declined to receive second session. | Lost to follow-up |