Papers on Fibroid Studies with ExAblate Sustained Relief of Leiomyoma Symptoms by Using Focused Ultrasound Surgery Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD1,3, Bobbie Gostout, MD3, Jaron Rabinovici, MD4, Hyun S. Kim, MD5, Lesley Regan, MD6, Clare M. C. Tempany, MD2 for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroid Group*, August 02, 2007 Pregnancy following MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery for a uterine fibroid Morita Y, Ito N, Ohashi H., Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 2007., July 03, 2007 Features Influencing Patient Selection for Fibroid Treatment with Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Arleo EK, Khilnani NM, Ng A, Min RJ. , J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2007 May;18(5):681-5. Uterine Leiomyomas: MR Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery--Results of Different Treatment Protocols Fennessy FM, Tempany CM, McDannold NJ, So MJ, Hesley G, Gostout B, Kim HS, Holland GA, Sarti DA, Hynynen K, Jolesz FA, Stewart EA., Radiology, 2007., May 07, 2007 Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery for uterine fibroids: relationship between the therapeutic effects and signal intensity of preexisting T2-weighted magnetic resonance images Funaki K, Fukunishi H, Funaki T, Sawada K, Kaji Y, Maruo T., American Journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feb 2007, March 18, 2007 Thermal ablation of uterine fibroids using MR-guided focused ultrasound-a truly non-invasive treatment modality Chapman A, Ter Haar G., Eur Radiol. 2007., May 01, 2007 Focused ultrasound surgery of intramural leiomyomas may facilitate fertility: A case report Hanstede MM, Tempany CM, Stewart EA. , Fertil Steril. 2007. Unsuspected uterine leiomyosarcoma: magnetic resonance imaging findings before and after focused ultrasound surgery Fukunishi H, Funaki K, Ikuma K, Kaji Y, Sugimura K, Kitazawa R, Kitazawa S. , Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2007. Successful term pregnancy following MR-guided focused ultrasound treatment of uterine leiomyoma Gavrilova-Jordan LP, Rose CH, Traynor KD, Brost BC, Gostout BS. Journal of Perinatology, 2007, 27:59-61. A review of magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine fibroids Fennessy FM, Tempany CM., Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2006 Jun;17(3):173-9. , May 07, 2007 Uterine Leiomyomas: MR Imaging-based Thermometry and Thermal Dosimetry during Focused Ultrasound Thermal Ablation McDannold N, Tempany CM, Fennessy FM, So MJ, Rybicki FJ, Stewart EA, Jolesz FA, Hynynen K. Radiology, 2006, 240(1):263-272, July 23, 2006 Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone and Magnetic-Resonance-Guided Ultrasound Surgery for Uterine Leiomyomata Smart OC, Hindley JT, Regan L, Gedroyc W. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2006, 108(1):49-54, July 23, 2006 Noninvasive treatment of uterine fibroids: early Mayo Clinic experience with magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound Hesley G, Felmlee JP, Gebhart JB, Dunagan KT, Gorny KR, Kesler JB, Brandt KR, Glantz JN, Goustout BS. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2006, 81(7):936-942, July 23, 2006 Does the Phase of Menstrual Cycle Affect MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Leiomyomas?, So MJ, Fennessy FM, Zou KH, McDannold N, Hynynen K, Jolesz FA, Stewart EA, Rybicki FJ, Tempany CM Eur J of Radiology, 2006, 59(2):203-207, August 20, 2006 Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Fibroids – The Tissue Effects of GnRH Agonist Pre-treatment Smart OC, Hindley JT, Regan L, Gedroyc WMW. European J of Radiology, 2006, 59(2):163-167, August 27, 2006 Clinical Outcomes of Focused Ultrasound Surgery for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids Stewart EA, Rabinovici J, Tempany C, Inbar Y, Regan L, Gostout B, Hesley G, Kim HS, Hengst S, Gedroyc W. Fertility and Sterility, 2006, 85(1):22-29, January 29, 2006 Pregnancy and live Birth after Focused Ultrasound Surgery for Symptomatic Focal Adenomyosis: A Case Report Rabinovici J, Inbar Y, Eylon-Cohen S, Schiff E, Hananel A, Freundlich D. Human Reproduction, 2006, pp. 1-5, May 21, 2006 MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Leiomyomas Fennessy FM, Tempany CM. Acad Radiol., 2005, 12:1158-1166, September 25, 2005 MR Imaging-Controlled Focused Ultrasound Ablation: A Noninvasive Image-Guided Surgery Jolesz F, Hynynen K, McDannold N, Tempany CM Lewin Jonathan S, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America, MR-Guided Interventions, 2005, 13(3):545-560., August 28, 2005 Uterine Fibroids: Diffusion-Weighted MRI Imaging for Monitoring Therapy with Focused Ultrasound Surgery-Preliminary Study Jacobs MA et al. Radiology, 2005, 236:196-203, July 25, 2005 MRI Guidance of Focused Ultrasound Therapy of Uterine Fibroids: Early Results Hindley J, Gedroyc WM, Regan L, Stewart E, Tempany C, Hynynen K, McDannold N, Inbar Y, Itzchak Y, Rabinovici J, Kim K, Geschwind JF, Hesley G, Gostout B, Ehrenstein T, Hengst S, Sklair-Levy M, Shushan A, Jolesz F. American Journal of Roentgenology, 2004, 183:1713-1719, December 19, 2004 Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Uterine Fibroids: Safety and Feasibility of a Noninvasive Thermoablative Technique Stewart EA, Gedroyc W, Tempany CM, Quade B, Inbar Y, Ehrenstein T, Shushan A, Hindley J, Goldin R, David M, Sklair M, Rabinovici J. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecolgy, 2003, pp. 48-54, July 21, 2003 MRI Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery of Uterine Leiomyomas: A Feasibility Study Tempany CM, Stewart EA, McDannold N, Quade B, Jolesz F, Hynynen K. Radiology, 2003, 227:897-905, March 23, 2003 Introduction of ExAblate® 2000 Dramatically Increases Revenues of OB/GYN Department in One Year Early Adopter of Innovative, Cutting Edge Technology Garners Additional Patients and Revenue for Entire Department, Not Only from New Product Treatments – New Perspectives for Hospital Administrators Yutaka Morita, MD, PhD, Tetsuya Nakamura, MD, PhD Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, February 13, 2006