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Medicine, General & Internal
Juliana Yumi Ishisaki, Hitomi Kato, Yoshiki Kuwatsuru, Hiroshi Toei, Ayako Hoshina, Naoki Takemasa, Masafumi Arai, Ryohei Kuwatsuru
Summary: The study aimed to assess the use of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for evaluating the recanalization of uterine arteries (UAs) after uterine artery embolization (UAE) in symptomatic fibroids. The visualizations of UAs were classified using a 4-point scale based on pre-procedural and follow-up unenhanced MRA images. The results showed that 63% of patients had recanalization, but it did not affect the reduction in uterine and dominant fibroid volumes within 12 months after UAE.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yiwen Zhang, Yanneng Xu, Xun Zhang, Bo Zheng, Wei Hu, Gang Yuan, Guangyan Si
Summary: This prospective study evaluated the treatment efficacy of 8Spheres conformal microspheres for symptomatic uterine leiomyoma through UAE. The study found that 8Spheres conformal microsphere embolization effectively relieved heavy menstrual bleeding, improved symptom severity, reduced leiomyoma volume, and had no significant effect on ovarian reserve function.
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Juliana Yumi Ishisaki, Hitomi Kato, Xixi Zhang, Yoshiki Kuwatsuru, Hideaki Miyazaki, Shuji Sato, Ryohei Kuwatsuru
Summary: This study found that NCE-MRA performed at 3 T can better visualize uterine arteries compared to 1.5 T before uterine artery embolization, but there was no significant difference in the detection of enlarged ovarian arteries between the two field strengths.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Lutfi Ali S. Kurban, Hesham Metwally, Mudar Abdullah, Abdurzag Kerban, Abderrahim Oulhaj, Jamal Aldeen Alkoteesh
Summary: This article evaluates MRI features of uterine leiomyomas predicting volumetric response after uterine artery embolization (UAE). Submucosal location, hyperintensity on T2-weighted MRI, small baseline leiomyoma volume (< 58 cm(3)), and hyperintensity on subtraction imaging are independent predictors of leiomyoma volumetric response. A five-variable ROC model showed high diagnostic accuracy for predicting at least 40% leiomyoma volumetric response.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alberta Cappelli, Cristina Mosconi, Maria Adriana Cocozza, Nicolo Brandi, Laura Bartalena, Francesco Modestino, Maria Cristina Galaverni, Giulio Vara, Alexandro Paccapelo, Gloria Pizzoli, Gioia Villa, Renato Seracchioli, Matteo Renzulli
Summary: The present study evaluated the 1-year clinical and radiological outcomes of uterine artery embolization (UAE) performed on women with symptomatic myomas who do not wish to conceive. The study confirmed the safety and efficacy of UAE in treating symptomatic fibroids in pre-menopausal women with no desire to conceive.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Neeharika Krothapalli, Smit Patel, Mohamad Fayad, Ahmed Elmashad, Brendan Killory, Charles Bruno, Eric Sussman, Mark Alberts, Martin Ollenschleger, Inam Kureshi, Tapan Mehta
Summary: A retrospective study comparing the safety and outcomes of particle and liquid embolization for MMA embolization in the management of cSDH showed that both methods were equally safe and effective.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Cesur Samanci, Burak Ozkose, Fethi Emre Ustabasioglu, Burak Caglar Erol, Sabri Sirolu, Fatma Yilmaz, Zeynep Gedik Ozkose, Hatice Yilmaz, Sahra Cavusoglu Kara, Raziye Kicik Caliskan, Fatih Gulsen
Summary: SMI showed better predictive value for response to uterine artery embolization compared with power Doppler ultrasound. Its high reproducibility and ability to provide more microvessel information make it a useful tool in predicting treatment response and improving patient selection for different treatment options.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Panagiotis Tsikouras, Efthymios Oikonomou, George Tsatsaris, Anastasia Bothou, Dimitrios Kyriakou, Konstantinos Nikolettos, Theopi Nalmbanti, Panagiotis Peitsidis, Grigorios Trypsanis, George Iatrakis, Nikolaos Nikolettos, Vasileios Souftas
Summary: This study presents the experience of using hydrogel-coated microspheres for UAE in the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids and adenomyosis.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Olivier Serres-Cousine, Fiene Marie Kuijper, Emmanuel Curis, Diana Atashroo
Summary: In this study, clinical symptoms improved in 91.2% of female patients of childbearing age after uterine artery embolization, with no major complications. One year post-surgery, there was a significant reduction in myoma volume and a high pregnancy and live birth rate, with a focus on uterine anatomy restoration and ovarian protection for obstetrical success.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Beatrice Eggel, Maude Bernasconi, Thibaud Quibel, Antje Horsch, Yvan Vial, Alban Denys, David Baud
Summary: The study found that patients treated with uterine artery embolization for postpartum hemorrhage did not report higher rates of gynecological symptoms or sexual dysfunction compared to those with uneventful deliveries. However, they had longer intervals to subsequent pregnancies and lower success rates. In subsequent pregnancies, a higher rate of postpartum hemorrhage was observed in those who underwent uterine artery embolization.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Linlin Shi, Danni Li, Qianqian Tong, Guorong Jia, Xiaohong Li, Lan Zhang, Qingqing Han, Rou Li, Changjing Zuo, Wei Zhang, Xiao Li
Summary: In this study, silk fibroin microspheres (SFMS) were used to deliver gold nanoparticles or doxorubicin for drug loading and releasing. The effectiveness of arterial embolization was evaluated in animal models, and the in vivo distribution of iodinated SFMS was recorded. Transhepatic arterial radioembolization (TARE) with I-131-SFMS was performed in liver cancer models, and the therapeutic effects were evaluated. The enzymatic degradation and clearance of SFMS were also studied. The results showed that SFMS had suitable properties for arterial embolization and demonstrated effective therapeutic effects in treating liver tumors.
JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Francisco Javier Ruiz Labarta, Maria Pilar Pintado Recarte, Manuel Gonzalez Leyte, Coral Bravo Arribas, Arturo Alvarez Luque, Yolanda Cunarro Lopez, Cielo Garcia-Montero, Oscar Fraile-Martinez, Miguel A. Ortega, Juan A. De Leon-Luis
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for uterine arteriovenous malformation (UAVM). The results showed a success rate of 88.4% with UAE, and only a 1.8% risk of complications, even in women with later pregnancy, with 77% of patients experiencing no complications.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nigel Hacking, Ganesh Vigneswaran, Drew Maclean, Timothy Bryant, Sameer Umranikar, Ying Cheong, Sachin Modi
Summary: The study involving 24 patients showed that uterine fibroid embolization did not significantly affect AMH levels at 3 months post procedure, while maintaining a high rate of uterine artery patency.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hui-zhu Chen, Fu-min Zhao, Ling-jun Liu, Xiao-hui Dai, Xue-sheng Li, Gang Ning, Ying-kun Guo
Summary: MRI-based flow void diameter (fv-D) can diagnose uterine AVMs, with higher diagnostic efficiency in the parametrium compared to the myometrium. Parametrium fv-D greatly enhances diagnostic sensitivity and provides a more accurate, noninvasive method for investigating possible uterine AVMs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Mohamed M. A. Zaitoun, Mohammad Abd Alkhalik Basha, Saeed Bakry Elsayed, Dalia Salah El Deen, Nahla A. Zaitoun, Husain Alturkistani, Alaa A. Farag, Hassan Abdelsalam, Hossam A. El-Kenawy, Nader E. M. Mahmoud, Nader Ali Alayouty, Ibrahim M. Eladl, Shahenda Shahin, Mohamed-Karji Almarzooqi, Ali M. Hendi, Ahmad El-Morsy, Ali Hassan Elmokadem
Summary: Permanent embolic materials achieved better laboratory and radiological outcomes than gelatin sponge particles in PSE of cirrhotic hypersplenism patients. However, permanent particles were associated with greater abdominal pain.
INSIGHTS INTO IMAGING
(2021)