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Research progresses of multimodal magnetic resonance imaging in uterine leiomyoma
XIONG Yu-lin  LÜ Fa-jin 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2018.09.014.


[Abstract] Uterine leiomyoma is the most common benign tumors of the reproductive system. It can be divided into submucosal, intramural and subserosal according to the location. Many leiomyomas are asymptomatic, but in 30%—40% of cases, they show a variety of symptoms, depending on the location and size. Leiomyomas can cause dysmenorrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding, infertility and pressure symptoms. There are various methods to treat it, including suegical interventions which is the most common strategies, but it doesn't have the advantages of small wounds and retention reproductive functions and non-surgical treatment which is more and more popular. It is often difficult to distinguish leiomyomas and malignant tumors due to the degeneration of leiomyomas, casuing some problems for the chinician to choose the surgical method. Therefore, it's important to make a correct diagnosis before operation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important method for the diagnosis of uterine fibroids, especially multimodal MRI technology, which combines the features of morphology and function of tumors. Not only providing more comprehensive characteristics of leiomyomas, but also exploring the mechanism of symptoms caused by fibroids. So, multimodal MRI plays an important role in the identification of atypical fibroids and uterine malignancies. The author intends to review the progress of multimodality MRI in uterine leiomyoma.
[Keywords] Leiomyoma；Uterine diseases；Magnetic resonance imaging

XIONG Yu-lin Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

LÜ Fa-jin* Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

*Corresponding to: Lü FJ, E-mail: fajinlv@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2018-05-03
Accepted  2018-07-20
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2018.09.014
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2018.09.014.

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