The Reproducibility of Microvascular Flow Imaging in Fibroids and Its Correlation With 2D and 3D Power Doppler Outcomes (MVF)

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibroid Uterus

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: microvascular flow imaging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05643339

2017/494 and W20_274

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators hypothesized that Macrovascular Flow imaging could contribute to 2D power Doppler and 3D power Doppler in depicting fibroid vascularity. However, data concerning the feasibility and reproducibility of Macrovascular Flow imaging is lacking. Therefore the purpose of our study was to determine 1) the reproducibility of Macrovascular Flow imaging, 2) its correlation with 2D and 3D power Doppler, and 3) penetration depth, in order to investigate the added value for daily clinical practice.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• one or more uterine fibroids
• diameter between 1,5 and 12 cm
• fibroid easily recognizable on ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

• younger than 18 years
• pregnancy
• uterine or cervical malignancy
• adenomyosis.