THE USEFULNESS OF CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH UTERINE MYOMA BEFORE AND AFTER UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION
T Satoh, K Koito, N Hirokawa, M Nishida, Y Kawaai, T Shounai, M Someya, N Yama, H Hyodo, M Hareyama · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate usefulness of contrast enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) for estimating uterine vasculization before and after uterine artery embolization (UAE). Methods and Materials: Four patients (age range, 43 to 49 years; mean age, 46 years) with uterine myoma were enrolled in this study. All the patients underewent CEUS before and after UAE (approximately several days and 3 months after UAE). UAE was performed via the bilateral femoral arteries. We inserted the 4 Fr. cather into the bilateral uterine arteries, and occluded those arteries with the sliced gelatin sponge. The CE…
