在无症状受试者中进行骨盆底成像
Alison J Hainsworth1, Yaamini S Premakumar1, Nyree Griffin1
1The Pelvic Floor Unit, Colorectal Department, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
概括
无症状妇女在盆地超声波 (TPFUS) 和MRI (dMRI) 上显示了许多异常发现. 这项研究强调了健康个体中存在的各种成像特征,即使没有症状.
科学领域:
- 盆地图像成像 盆地图像成像
- 功能成像功能成像
- 诊断成像诊断成像的使用
背景情况:
- 确定盆底正常成像参数对于准确诊断至关重要.
- 全骨盆地超声波 (TPFUS) 和排便MRI (dMRI) 是先进的成像方式.
- 了解无症状个体的变异是解释症状患者发现的关键.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定在全骨盆地超声波 (TPFUS) 和排便MRI (dMRI) 中观察到的正常成像特征的范围.
- 在无症状的女性志愿者中评估特定的骨盆地异常的流行率.
主要方法:
- 对20名无症状的女性志愿者 (平均年龄36.5岁) 进行前性调查.
- 使用了排便MRI (dMRI) 和全骨盆底超声波 (TPFUS),包括跨,跨阴道,内阴道和内门方法.
- 被试填写了验证的症状问卷;成像被盲目的临床医生解释.
主要成果:
- 在无症状的受试者中,dMRI和TPFUS检测到异常发现.
- 在dMRI (12/20) 上观察到高比例的功能特征,在TPFUS (4/20) 上也观察到一些功能特征.
- 具体发现包括志愿者的子集中的直肠,内肠,肠肠肠和囊肠肠.
结论:
- 该研究表明,在使用dMRI和TPFUS的无症状个体中可能存在异常成像发现.
- 在健康受试者中,有广泛的成像发现,强调需要仔细解释.
- 虽然不够大,无法重新定义正常参数,但这些发现对于理解健康状况的变化很有价值.
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