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Combining Clinical Characteristics and Specific Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features to Predict Placenta Accreta
Caiting Chu1, Shuhui Zhao, Ming Ding
1From the Department of Radiology, Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Chongming Branch, Shanghai, China.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to explore the independent clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performance risk factors for predicting placenta accreta.
Methods:
From January 2012 to December 2015, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical characteristics and MRI features of 97 patients. Of these, 42 were confirmed to be placenta accreta by pathological results or cesarean delivery findings. We tried to identify the independent risk factors by multivariate logistic regression model for significant differences in variables determined by univariate analysis.
Results:
The multivariate logistic regression model indicated that 2 or more instances of previous cesarean deliveries and/or abortions, placenta previa, and placenta-myometrial interface interruption were independent risk factors for placenta accreta. The odd ratios were 3.79 for patients who had 2 or more instances of previous cesarean deliveries and/or abortions, 0.04 for marginal/partial placenta previa, 0.024 for complete placenta previa, and 6.56 for placenta-myometrial interface interruption. The values of accuracy and positive prediction by combination of a single clinical risk factor and placenta-myometrial interface interruption and of positive prediction by a combination of all 3 risk factors for predicting placenta accreta were raised to 83.5%, 75%, and 92.9%, respectively. We obtained 3 different risk groups by different combinations of all 3 risk factors.
Conclusions:
The study suggested that 2 or more instances of previous cesarean deliveries and/or abortion, placenta previa, and placenta-myometrial interface interruption were independent risk factors for placenta accreta. A combination of a single clinical risk factor and an MRI risk factor can improve the diagnosis of placenta accreta, and a combination of all 3 risk factors could help recognize patients with placenta accreta.
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