No incision required for long-lasting symptom relief in a selection of women suffering from uterine fibroids

Derk J Slotman^{1

2}, Ingrid M Nijholt^{3

4}, Joke M Schutte⁵, Martijn F Boomsma^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands. d.j.slotman@isala.nl.
² Imaging & Oncology Division, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. d.j.slotman@isala.nl.
³ Department of Radiology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
⁴ Imaging & Oncology Division, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Gynecology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.

Editorial

Derk J Slotman et al. Eur Radiol. 2023 Nov.

. 2023 Nov;33(11):7357-7359.

doi: 10.1007/s00330-023-10197-y. Epub 2023 Sep 22.

Derk J Slotman^{1

2}, Ingrid M Nijholt^{3

4}, Joke M Schutte⁵, Martijn F Boomsma^{3

4}

¹ Department of Radiology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands. d.j.slotman@isala.nl.
² Imaging & Oncology Division, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. d.j.slotman@isala.nl.
³ Department of Radiology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.
⁴ Imaging & Oncology Division, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Gynecology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands.

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