The study of feasibility of predicting the microwave ablation energy of uterine leiomyomas by three-dimensional power Doppler

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of predicting the microwave ablation (MVA) energy of uterine leiomyomas by three-dimensional power Doppler (3D-PD). Methods and materials: 42 uterus leiomyomas in 41 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation (PMA) for treatment of uterus leiomyomas were studied from March 2014 to March 2015. Before PMA treatment, the uterus of patients was scanned by 3D-PD ultrasonography. Vascularization flow index (VFI) of 3D-PD of leiomyomas was calculated by virtual organ computer aided analysis (VOCAL) program. The average of three measurement was used for…