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Date Published: 15/11/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v531i2.7144
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Vol. 531 No. 2 (2023)
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Nguyễn , X. K., Phạm , V. V. ., & Lê, H. C. . (2023). RESEARCH ON IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF UTERINE LEIOMYOMAS ON ULTRASOUND AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. Vietnam Medical Journal, 531(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v531i2.7144

RESEARCH ON IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS OF UTERINE LEIOMYOMAS ON ULTRASOUND AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Xuân Khái Nguyễn 1,, Văn Việt Phạm 1, Hồng Chiến Lê2
1 103 Military Hospital
2 105 Military Hospital

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Objective: To describe the imaging characteristics of uterine leiomyomas on ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with uterine fibroids treated at Military Hospital 103, Military Hospital 105, and Tam Anh General Hospital. Subjects and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted, describing cross-sectional images of patients with treated uterine leiomyoma at Military Hospital 103, Military Hospital 105, and Tam Anh General Hospital. Results: The majority of patients had a single tumor, accounting for 50%. The most common location of the tumor was within the uterine muscle, with a prevalence of 72%. The most common tumor weight was below 100g, representing 38%. The commonly encountered tumor diameter was 50-100mm (78%). On ultrasound, the tumors usually appeared hypoechoic (64%) and vascular (74%). On MRI, the tumors frequently showed decreased signal intensity on T1-weighted images (56%) and decreased signal intensity on T2-weighted images (44%). The majority of tumors exhibited increased vascular signal on contrast-enhanced MRI, accounting for 74%. Conclusion: The majority of patients had a single tumor located within the uterine muscle. Most tumors had a weight below 100g and a diameter ranging from 50-100mm. Tumors typically appeared hypoechoic on ultrasound and showed decreased signal intensity on T1-weighted and T2-weighted images. Tumors often exhibited increased vascular signal on both ultrasound and contrast-enhanced MRI.

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uterine leiomyoma, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging.

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