Abstract #0854
In vivo high resolution MR elastography of the uterus and cervix
Patrick Asbach 1 , Xiuyuan Jiang 2 , Kaspar-Josche Streitberger 3 , Anke Thomas 4 , Sebastian Hirsch 3 , Juergen Braun 5 , Ingolf Sack 3 , and Jing Guo 3
1
Radiology, Charite - Universitaetsmedizin
Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany,
2
Radiology,
The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical
University, Liaoning, China,
3
Radiology,
Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,
4
Gynecology
and Obstetrics, Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin,
Berlin, Germany,
5
Medical
Informatics, Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin,
Berlin, Germany
We present for the first time viscoelastic properties of
the in vivo healthy human uterus and cervix. Using high
resolution MRE, we found that the uterine corpus is
stiffer than the cervix. We also investigated the
uterine tissue stiffness with respect to the menstrual
physiology. The observed stiffness alteration correlated
well with the anatomical and functional changes in the
endometrium during different uterine phases. High
resolution MRE provides images of the viscoelastic
properties of uterine tissue in a short time which can
be used for the diagnosis and characterization of
uterine lesions such as uterine fibroids and adenomyosis.
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