Training standards for physicians performing uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata. Consensus statement developed by the Task Force on Uterine Artery Embolization and the Standards Division of the Society of Interventional Radiology--August 2000.

UTERINE artery embolization (UAE) is a therapy that offers an alternative to traditional surgical procedures such as myomectomy and hysterectomy for women with symptomatic leiomyomata (fibroids). The clinical experience and the published literature indicate that this is an effective and safe therapy (1–9). For patients to receive the best possible care before, during, and after the embolization procedure, the Society of Interventional Radiology Task Force on Uterine Fibroid Embolization has developed this consensus statement to define the appropriate qualifications for physicians practicing in this field.