Table 4 Treatment results of different types of uterine fibroids based on T2-weighted MRI treated by USgHIFU.

From: A clinical investigation treating different types of fibroids identified by MRI-T2WI imaging with ultrasound guided high intensity focused ultrasound

Variable

Hyperintensive fibroid

Isointensive fibroid

Hypointensive fibroid

Average

Treatment time (min)

121 (76–181)

90 (74–158)

79 (48–111)

89 (62–154.0)

Ablation efficiency (mm3/s)

33.1 (15.3–66.7)

38.2 (21.2–78.9)

49.0 (32.3–90.4)

43.2 (22.5–81.6)

Percentage non- perfused volume (%)

65.5 ± 27.8

75.4 ± 16.6

88.3 ± 15.1

76.2 ± 20.7