Table 2 Changes of blood flow signals within the lesion in ultrasound.

From: Effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound combined with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on patients with adenomyosis

Time for follow-up

No. of patients

Remarkable effect

Moderate effect

Ineffective

Effective rate

1 m

129 (98.5%)

32 (24.8%)

60 (46.5%)

37 (28.7%)

92 (71.3%)

3 m

123 (93.9%)

39 (31.7%)

72 (58.5%)

12 (9.8%)

111 (90.2%)

6 m

112 (85.5%)

39 (34.8%)

65 (58.0%)

8 (7.1%)

104 (92.9%)

  1. Effective rate = (number of remarkable effect + number of moderate effect)/total number of patients × 100%.