This early description of MRI-guided focused ultrasound therapy treatment of fibroids includes follow-up data and shows that, although the volume reduction is moderate, it correlates with treatment volume and the symptomatic response to this treatment is encouraging.

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The anatomic situation after arterial switch repair tended to produce temporary stenoses in the primary pulmonary arterial branches, with significant changes in hemodynamics. These changes may affect the long-term outcome and go undetected with other imaging modalities.

Placenta percreta is a rare obstetric condition associated with potentially life-threatening hemorrhage. Diagnosis in advance of delivery permits a planned delivery and preparation for blood transfusions and planned Cesarean hysterectomy, which is the common treatment. We report a case of placenta percreta in an HIV-positive patient which was diagnosed in the second trimester using conventional and extended field of view ultrasound imaging and color Doppler. At 36 weeks the infant was delivered by Cesarean section and the placenta was left in situ. Postoperatively the patient was treated with methotrexate. Four weeks later, the patient delivered the placenta spontaneously. Early or late postpartum hemorrhage did not occur and postoperative recovery was uneventful.