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Shakki Katouli F, Zebardast J, Tavoli Z, Bayani L, Azizinik F, Moradpour M, Mardani R, Meimani N, Fathi S. Evaluation of Association Between Adenomyosis and Cesarean Scar Defect. J Ultrasound Med 2024; 43:553-560. [PMID: 38088498 DOI: 10.1002/jum.16388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE This study aims to investigate and compare quantitative factors of the cesarean scar defect (CSD) in symptomatic patients with and without uterine adenomyosis. METHOD This study was conducted as a case-control study. Patients who met the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups: with adenomyosis (case) and without adenomyosis (control). The demographic data, medical history, and sonohysterography findings were extracted from the patient's documents and archived images. RESULT During 2 years, 310 symptomatic women with a history of previous cesarean section underwent sonohysterography. Among them, 204 patients met the inclusion criteria. The most common chief complaints were post-menstrual bleeding (34.3%) and prolonged bleeding (27%). Cesarean scar depth and width significantly differed between these two groups, and patients with underlying adenomyosis had significantly larger defects (P-value of .009 and .005, respectively). Mean RMT/AMT ratio was 31.83% in the case group and 42.88% in the control group. In our study, RMT/AMT ratios were significantly lower in the case group (P-value of .001). In addition, we performed analysis on a subgroup of patients with one prior cesarean section. Similar results were achieved with a lower RMT/AMT ratio in case group (mean of 31.20% in case group and 46.47% in control group; P-value of .000). CONCLUSION Our study showed a strong association between the presence of adenomyosis and larger clinically more significant CSDs. To establish a causative relationship, we suggest a prospective cohort study to follow up the patients and compare the evolution of CSD in patients with and without adenomyosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fatemeh Shakki Katouli
- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Radiology, Arash Women Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Cognitive Linguistics, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ziaeeian Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Radiology, Arash Women Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Radiology, Yas and Amir-Alam Hospitals, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Radiology, Arash Women Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Biomedical Technology and Robotics (RCBTR), Advanced Medical and Technologies and Equipment Institute (AMTEI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Karimi A, Meimani N, Razaghi R, Rahmati SM, Jadidi K, Rostami M. Biomechanics of the Healthy and Keratoconic Corneas: A Combination of the Clinical Data, Finite Element Analysis, and Artificial Neural Network. Curr Pharm Des 2019; 24:4474-4483. [DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666181224123939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Alireza Karimi
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15875, Iran
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Meimani N, Abani N, Gelovani J, Avanaki MR. A numerical analysis of a semi-dry coupling configuration in photoacoustic computed tomography for infant brain imaging. Photoacoustics 2017; 7:27-35. [PMID: 28702357 PMCID: PMC5487250 DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
In the application of photoacoustic human infant brain imaging, debubbled ultrasound gel or water is commonly used as a couplant for ultrasonic transducers due to their acoustic properties. The main challenge in using such a couplant is its discomfort for the patient. In this study, we explore the feasibility of a semi-dry coupling configuration to be used in photoacoustic computed tomography (PACT) systems. The coupling system includes an inflatable container consisting of a thin layer of Aqualene with ultrasound gel or water inside of it. Finite element method (FEM) is used for static and dynamic structural analysis of the proposed configuration to be used in PACT for infant brain imaging. The outcome of the analysis is an optimum thickness of Aqualene in order to meet the weight tolerance requirement with the least attenuation and best impedance match to recommend for an experimental setting.
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Affiliation(s)
- Najme Meimani
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- Basir Eye Health Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- Department of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI, USA
- Corresponding author at: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
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