UFE is a minimally invasive alternative to a hysterectomy or myomectomy for treating uterine fibroids. The procedure treats existing fibroids and prevents new fibroid growth while preserving the uterus. UFE is performed in an outpatient setting by an interventional radiologist, a physician specially trained in minimally invasive procedures utilizing image guidance to diagnose and treat disease.
Modern Vascular’s physicians treat uterine fibroids by threading a thin, flexible catheter through an incision in the groin or wrist. The catheter is guided by fluoroscopy (x-ray) to the artery or arteries of the uterus that are  supplying the fibroid.  Once there, microspheres, tiny particles,  are injected through the catheter to block blood flow to the uterine fibroid.