Is contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) effective in the assessment of outcomes and in the follow up of uterine fibroids after superselective uterine fibroids embolization (SUFE) w…

Purpose: MR is the standard of reference in the assessment of fibroids embolization outcomes but it is expensive and not widely available. The purpose of our work is to describe CEUS findings before and after SUFE and to understand if CEUS can play a role in the assessment of outcomes and in SUFE follow up. Methods and materials: We assessed 51 fibroids in 26 patients by CEUS immediately before and after embolization directly in the angiographic room. Due to fibroids size (range 3.4–8.9cm, mean size 5.1cm), all ultrasound examinations were performed with a transabdominal approach. We assessed only the three larg…