Publications by authors named "Patrick J Martin"

Study Objective: The primary objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the safety and acute tissue ablation efficacy of a transabdominal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) prototype device that uses ultrasound imaging guidance for rapid noninvasive ablation of uterine myomas. The secondary objective was to assess preliminary myoma-related symptom improvement and myoma volume reduction at 3 to 6 months post-treatment in subsets of patients.

Design: Multicenter prospective single-arm pilot study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).

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