Prognostic value of pre-embolization MRI features of uterine fibroids in uterine artery embolization
Clinical Radiology Dec 09, 2018
Kalina I, et al. - In this research, the experts retrospectively studied the prognostic value of pretreatment pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features in uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. Fibroid volume reduction (VR) was evaluated by control MRI imaging in 109 fibroids (≥3 cm) in 70 females. The Mann–Whitney U-test, Kruskal–Wallis test, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used for statistical analysis. It was observed that the mean fibroid volume was reduced by 51.1±30.8%. The mean VR of submucosal fibroids (82.1±18.5%) was calculated higher than intramural (49.4±30.7%) and subserosal (43±28.3%) fibroids. Hence, it was concluded that in T2 signal intensity (SI), contrast enhancement, and <50 cm3 fibroid volume were correlated with better VR and might help in treatment decisions.
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