Reporting Standards for Uterine Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomata

Uterine artery embolisation versus hysterectomy for leiomyomas: primary and 2-year follow-up results of a randomised prospective clinical trial

“…the analysis considers all randomly assigned patients in their primary assigned groups), and per protocol (i.e. the analysis considers only patients who completed the entire trial receiving the intended treatment) according to SIR guidelines [23]. For patients who had withdrawn or UAE patients who had undergone secondary treatment before the 2-year follow-up, analysis of symptoms at 2 years was performed by taking the last valid observation carried forward.…”

“…The technical success of UAE and complications of treatment were defined according to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) and The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) guidelines [22,23]. Hysterectomies were defined as technically successful if they were performed as planned (i.e.…”

“…In addition, overall relief of symptoms, changes in menstrual flow and changes in pressure symptoms compared with baseline were recorded by using the following scale: symptom-free, improved, unchanged or worse; with symptom-free or improved indicating improvement. Clinical success was defined according to SIR and CIRSE guidelines as the resolution of presenting symptoms without additional therapy [22,23]. Any additional interventions required were recorded.…”

Uterine Artery Embolization versus Myomectomy: Impact on Quality of Life—Results of the FUME (Fibroids of the Uterus: Myomectomy versus Embolization) Trial

“…The classification system of the Society of Interventional Radiology was used to grade complications as follows: a complication was graded major if it was a life-threatening, required prolonged hospitalization, or required an intervention to prevent death or permanent impairment or damage [19]. Treatment failures were not included as complications but were recorded and presented separately.…”

Liver tumors segmentation from CTA images using voxels classification and affinity constraint propagation

“…When 3D CTA images are available, radiologists estimate the tumor volume with the three-parameter ellipsoid formula: max-length × max-depth × max-width × 0.5233 [3]. This yields reasonable volume estimates for tumors with nearly spherical or ellipsoid shapes, which occur in specific types of benign and malignant tumors.…”