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Slide #42 Uterine Artery EmbolizationWhat about Radiation?Radiation dose measured in 20 women undergoing UFE for fibroids
Compared to ovarian doses for other procedures
Radiology 2000;214:121-125 
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to the ovaries was 22.34cGy
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1. Opening Slide
2. What is a fibroid?
3. Who gets fibroids?
4. What are the symptoms?
5. How are they diagnosed?
6 & 7 Combined. Uterine Fibroids - As seen on ultrasound.
8. Uterine Adenomyosis - Another cause of uterine bleeding.
9. Uterine Adenomyosis - As seen on MRI
10. Uterine Adenomyosis - As seen by pathologists
11, 12, 13 & 14 combined: How are they treated?.
15. Comparison of treatment options
16. What is Uterine Artery Embolization?
17. Uterine Fibroids - History.
18. How is it done?
19. How is it done? ...continued.
20. How does it work?
21. What does the doctor see?
22. What does the doctor see? ...continued.
23. Another Example.
24. What does the doctor see? ...continued.
25. What does the doctor see? ...continued.
26. & 27 combined. CT scan after embolization.
28. MRI after embolization.
29. MRI after embolization. ...continued.
30. MRI after embolization. ...continued.
31. MRI before and after embolization.
...continued.
32. What do I need to do first?
33. Pre-procedural Evaluation.
34, 35, & 36 combined. What
will I experience?
37. What happens when I go home?
38, 39, 40 & 41 Combined. What are the
risks and side effects?
42. What about Radiation?
43. What are the results?
44 & 45 Combined. Clinical Study 1.
46. Clinical Study 2.
47. Summary of Presentation.