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Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for assessing recanalization of uterine arteries (UAs) after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. Pre-procedural and follow-up unenhanced MRA images of 30 patients were reviewed, and...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10003991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36902840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052053 |
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author | Ishisaki, Juliana Yumi Kato, Hitomi Kuwatsuru, Yoshiki Toei, Hiroshi Hoshina, Ayako Takemasa, Naoki Arai, Masafumi Kuwatsuru, Ryohei |
author_facet | Ishisaki, Juliana Yumi Kato, Hitomi Kuwatsuru, Yoshiki Toei, Hiroshi Hoshina, Ayako Takemasa, Naoki Arai, Masafumi Kuwatsuru, Ryohei |
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description | The purpose of this study was to examine the use of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for assessing recanalization of uterine arteries (UAs) after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. Pre-procedural and follow-up unenhanced MRA images of 30 patients were reviewed, and the extent to which the UAs could be visualized was classified on a 4-point scale. An increase in the score between consecutive time points indicates that a previously inconspicuous segment of the UA became visible on follow-up images. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence (or absence) of recanalization. The median UA visualization score at each follow-up was significantly lower than that at baseline (p < 0.01), but there was no significant difference between the scores of the follow-up images. Recanalization was detected in 63% (19/30) of patients. In these patients, the mean decrease in uterine and largest fibroid volume at 12 months after UAE was inferior to the mean decrease in patients for whom recanalization was not detected. Based on MRA assessment, recanalization after UAE occurred in 63% of patients but did not compromise the reduction in uterine and dominant fibroid volumes within 12 months after UAE. |
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spelling | pubmed-100039912023-03-11 Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization Ishisaki, Juliana Yumi Kato, Hitomi Kuwatsuru, Yoshiki Toei, Hiroshi Hoshina, Ayako Takemasa, Naoki Arai, Masafumi Kuwatsuru, Ryohei J Clin Med Article The purpose of this study was to examine the use of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for assessing recanalization of uterine arteries (UAs) after uterine artery embolization (UAE) for symptomatic fibroids. Pre-procedural and follow-up unenhanced MRA images of 30 patients were reviewed, and the extent to which the UAs could be visualized was classified on a 4-point scale. An increase in the score between consecutive time points indicates that a previously inconspicuous segment of the UA became visible on follow-up images. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence (or absence) of recanalization. The median UA visualization score at each follow-up was significantly lower than that at baseline (p < 0.01), but there was no significant difference between the scores of the follow-up images. Recanalization was detected in 63% (19/30) of patients. In these patients, the mean decrease in uterine and largest fibroid volume at 12 months after UAE was inferior to the mean decrease in patients for whom recanalization was not detected. Based on MRA assessment, recanalization after UAE occurred in 63% of patients but did not compromise the reduction in uterine and dominant fibroid volumes within 12 months after UAE. MDPI 2023-03-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10003991/ /pubmed/36902840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052053 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ishisaki, Juliana Yumi Kato, Hitomi Kuwatsuru, Yoshiki Toei, Hiroshi Hoshina, Ayako Takemasa, Naoki Arai, Masafumi Kuwatsuru, Ryohei Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization |
title | Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization |
title_full | Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization |
title_fullStr | Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization |
title_full_unstemmed | Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization |
title_short | Use of Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography to Assess Recanalization after Uterine Artery Embolization |
title_sort | use of non-contrast-enhanced mr angiography to assess recanalization after uterine artery embolization |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10003991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36902840 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052053 |
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