MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroids: A Preliminary Study of Relationship between the Treatment Outcomes and Factors of MR Images Including Elastography.

MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for Uterine Fibroids: A Preliminary Study of Relationship between the Treatment Outcomes and Factors of MR Images Including Elastography.
Magn Reson Med Sci. 2018 Jan 18;:
Authors: Ichikawa S, Motosugi U, Omori M, Sano K, Omiya Y, Hirata S, Onishi H
Abstract
We evaluated the value of magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for the prediction of response to magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for uterine fibroids. Eleven patients were enrolled. A fractional change of >30% in Symptoms Severity Score (SSS) was defined as a 'substantial symptomatic improvement' at 12 months after treatment. The fractional stiffness value reduction in the patients with a substantial improvement in SSS was significantly higher than that in those without (P = 0.0446).
PMID: 29343660 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences - January 19, 2018 Category: Radiology Tags: Magn Reson Med Sci Source Type: research