xlv thickened JZ on MRI T2W with JZ thickness. Park et al. 2015 (153) Prospect ive cohort study To determine the usefulness of the ADC in predicting response to UAE for symptomatic adenomyosi s 25 patients undergoing UAE for symptomatic adenomyosi s Universit y Hospital (South Korea) Patients who visited the study site for symptomatic adenomyosis (menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea , or bulkrelated symptoms) Patients desiring future pregnancy Diffuse or focal thickening >12mm of the JZ, an ill-defined, LSI area of the myometriu m, or punctate HSI myometrial foci on T2W images Manufa cturer: GE, Signa System: 3.0T Slice Thicknes s: 4 mm Sequen ces DWI, T2W, T1W ADC values, JZ thickness, Adenomyosis type, HSI foci (on T2), Uterine volume ADC value, JZ thickness, Uterine volume Lower ADC value associated with better treatment response. Pelag e et al. 2005 (154) Prospect ive intervent ional cohort study To evaluate the midterm results of UAE for symptomatic adenomyosi s 18 women with symptomatic adenomyosi s Referral hospital (France) Symptoms related to adenomyosis, therapy with progestogen, haemostatic agents, or GnRH agonists had failed Associated fibroids Myometrial LSI, diffuse or focal thickening >12mm of the JZ, HSI foci correspond ing to myometrial cysts, poor definition of the JZ, and poor definition of lesion borders Manufa cturer: GE, Signa System: 1.5T Slice Thicknes s: NR Sequen ces T2W, T1W JZ Thickness, poor definition JZ, presence of myometrial cysts , presence of HSI foci (on T2), Uterine volume, Adenomyosis volume JZ thickness, Uterine volume, Adenomyo sis volume Uterine and lesion volume reduced after treatment, as did symptoms. No direct correlation investigated.
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