<b>Adenomyosis:</b> MRI of the Uterus Treated with Uterine Artery Embolization

2003105 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Reena Jha · Georgetown University

Junko Takahama · Higashi Osaka City General Hospital

Izumi Imaoka · Tenri Hospital

Shahin J. Korangy · Georgetown University

James B. Spies · Georgetown University

Cirrelda Cooper · Georgetown University

Susan M. Ascher ·

Abstract

In patients treated with uterine artery embolization, MRI shows changes in areas of adenomyosis with a decrease in junctional zone vascularity in patients with thickening of the junctional zone greater than 20 mm. Devascularization may be related to the distribution of adenomyosis. The presence of adenomyosis should not be used as a contraindication to uterine artery embolization because most patients show clinical improvement after undergoing this procedure.

Topics & Keywords

Endometriosis Research and Treatment Uterine Myomas and Treatments Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Roentgenology

Volume 181, Issue 3, pp. 851-856

DOI: 10.2214/ajr.181.3.1810851

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