Prospective Evaluation of the Embolic Agent Bead Block in the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomas with Uterine Artery Embolization: A Phase II Study Howard B. Chrisman, MD, MBA, Sabeen Dhand, MD, Shankar Rajeswaran, MD, Paul Nikolaidis, MD, Robert L. Vogelzang, MD, Benito Corpuz, BSN, Peggy Gilbertson, RN, Reed A. Omary, MD, MS Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 484-489 (April 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387 Copyright © 2010 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 An evaluation of embolic agent efficacy. This is a comparison of uterine leiomyoma infarction noticed on follow-up imaging at 3 and 6 months. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2010 21, 484-489DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387) Copyright © 2010 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 A comparison of uterine volume reduction at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after UAE for uterine leiomyoma. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2010 21, 484-489DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387) Copyright © 2010 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Comparison of patient-related symptom severity and overall health-related QOL scores at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after UAE. There are significant reductions in symptom severity scores between baseline and 1 month follow-up, and health-related QOL also shows a significant increase in this same time period. However, no significant changes are seen after the 1 month follow-up encounters. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2010 21, 484-489DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387) Copyright © 2010 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Comparison of symptom severity scores between patients who showed complete infarction and those who showed incomplete infarction on follow-up imaging at baseline, 1 months, 3 months, and 6 months. No statistical significance was seen between the two stratified groups. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2010 21, 484-489DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387) Copyright © 2010 SIR Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Comparison of health-related QOL scores between patients who showed complete infarction and those who showed incomplete infarction on follow-up imaging at baseline, 1 months, 3 months, and 6 months. No statistical significance was seen between the two stratified groups. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2010 21, 484-489DOI: (10.1016/j.jvir.2009.12.387) Copyright © 2010 SIR Terms and Conditions