Magnetic resonance imaging and transvaginal ultrasound for determining fibroid burden: implications for research and clinical care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare magnetic resonance and ultrasound imaging for uterine fibroid measurement.

Study design

Eighteen women undergoing hysterectomy for symptomatic fibroids underwent preoperative pelvic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Resected fibroids were correlated with the images. Weighted kappa agreement statistics and Spearman correlations for patient characteristics were calculated.

Results

Magnetic resonance imaging identified 121 of 151 pathologically confirmed fibroids, yielding 91% positive predictive value (95% confidence interval [CI], 85-95) and 80% sensitivity (95% CI, 73-86). Positive predictive value and sensitivity for ultrasound were 97% (95% CI, 89-100) and 40% (95% CI, 32-48), respectively. Mean diameter-equivalent discrepancies betwee

SUBMITTER: Levens ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2701348 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature