Interventional magnetic resonance imaging cryotherapy of uterine fibroid tumors: preliminary observation.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify alternatives to hysterectomy. We have developed a transabdominal interventional magnetic resonance imaging-guided cryoablation procedure and report this novel approach.

Study Design: This represents the preliminary and first report of a prospective Institutional Review Board-approved protocol to study interventional magnetic resonance imaging-guided cryoablation of uterine fibroid tumors.