liv intrauterine contraceptive; (5) Refusal for surgery; (6) Normal liver and kidney functions. Zhang et al. 2013 (168) Retrospe ctive cohort study To evaluate the effects of USgHIFU on adenomyosi s 202 Patients with adenomyosi s who underwent USgHIFU Universit y Hospital (China) Women who underwent USgHIFU for adenomyosis NR Diffuse Adenomyo sis: JZ thickness >30 mm for diffuse adenomyos is Focal Adenomyo sis: Lesion diameter >30 mm Manufa cturer: NR System: NR Slice Thicknes s: NR Sequen ces T2W, T1W Uterine volume, Adenomyosis lesion volume, NPV ratio in adenomyotic lesion Uterine volume, Adenomyo sis lesion volume More symptom relief in focal adenomyosi s. NR: Not reported, MRI: magnetic resonance imaging, CE: contrast-enhanced, JZ: junctional zone, TVUS: transvaginal ultrasound, SI: signal intensity, LSI: low signal intensity, HSI: high signal intensity, UAE: uterine artery embolization, HIFU: high intensity focused ultrasound, ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient, DWI: diffusion weighted imaging, (HR)QoL: (Health Related) Quality of Life, MRgFUS: MR-guided Focused Ultrasound, LNG-IUS/D: levonorgestrel intrauterine system/device,
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