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Placenta accreta: evaluation with color Doppler US, power Doppler US, and MR imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9393534     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To determine the value of transabdominal ultrasound (US), transvaginal US, color Doppler US, power Doppler US, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the diagnosis of placenta accreta. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen patients in the third trimester of pregnancy who were at risk for placenta accreta underwent color Doppler and power Doppler US; 18 patients also underwent MR imaging. Images were interpreted prospectively for signs of accreta by two reviewers. The reviewers' confidence in their diagnosis was graded on a five-point scale. RESULTS: Outcomes at delivery were as follows: normal placenta (n = 11), hysterectomy owing to uncontrollable bleeding (n = 1), and placenta accreta (n = 7). Five cases of lower-uterine-segment placenta accreta were diagnosed with a high level of confidence with vaginal and power Doppler US. In one patient with a posterior placenta who had previously undergone myomectomy, MR imaging enabled the diagnosis of placenta accreta, which was not well depicted at US. CONCLUSION: In patients with a history of uterine scars, vaginal US with power Doppler US performed well in the evaluation of lower-uterine-segment placenta accreta. MR imaging depicts posterior placenta accreta.
Authors:
D Levine; C A Hulka; J Ludmir; W Li; R R Edelman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  205     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  1997 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-12-30     Completed Date:  1997-12-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  773-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Placenta / pathology
Placenta Accreta / diagnosis*,  ultrasonography*
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*
Ultrasonography, Prenatal*

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