Functional magnetic resonance imaging in gynecology
Objective. To study the data available in current literature on the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures in gynecological practice.Miroshnikova N.A., Bychenko V.G., Adamyan L.V., Kozlova A.V., Makiyan Z.N.
Material and methods. The paper reviews 120 publications (from 2000 to 2016) on the use of functional MRI procedures in gynecology to treat various abnormalities of the small pelvic organs.
Results. Functional MRI procedures are called those allowing morphological and functional analyses of the small pelvic organs. These include diffusion MRI (diffusion-weighted MRI, diffusion-tensor imaging) and contrast-enhanced MRI. Perfusion MRI (for estimation of hemodynamic parameters), varieties of which are dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (with bolus injection of a contrast agent), blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) MRI, and arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI, is used more rarely in gynecological practice.
Conclusion. Functional MRI procedures allow physicians to pass from visualization of anatomical disorders to a functional diagnosis at the hemodynamic, tissue, and cellular levels, which contributes to the choice of a policy of treatment and its control.
Keywords
functional magnetic resonance imaging
gynecology
uterus
diffusion MRI
perfusion MRI
dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI
blood-oxygen-level-dependent MRI
arterial spin labeling MRI
cine MRI
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Received 01.11.2016
Accepted 11.11.2016
About the Authors
Miroshnikova Nadezhda Andreevna, postgraduate student of the department of operative gynecology, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology.117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387783. E-mail: lodochca@gmail.com
Bychenko Vladimir Gennadievich, PhD, head of radiology department, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387647. E-mail: vladimir.bychenko@gmail.com
Adamyan Leila Vladimirovna, MD, professor, academician of RAS; deputy director on science, head of department of operative gynecology, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology; head the department of reproductive medicine and surgery, faculty of postgraduate education, Moscow State University.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387783. E-mail: l_adamyan@oparina4.ru
Kozlova Alina, radiologist, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387647. E-mail: a.v.kozlova@inbox.ru
Makiyan Zograb, MD, senior researcher of department operative gynecology, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387783. E-mail: makiyan@mail.ru
For citations: Miroshnikova N.A., Bychenko V.G., Adamyan L.V., Kozlova A.V.,
Makiyan Z.N. Functional magnetic resonance imaging in gynecology.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017; (5): 16-22. (in Russian)
http://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2017.5.16-22
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