Color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of uterine scar pregnancy / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the application value of color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of uterine scar pregnancy. Methods The sonographic characteristics of 34 patients of uterine scar pregnancy were analyzed. The changes of blood flow and the resistance index (RI) were compared before and after conservative treatment. Meanwhile, the therapeutic effect was evaluated referencing to the changes of β-hCG in blood. Results Uterine scar pregnancies were classfied into three subtypes according to ultrasonic characteristics Type Ⅰ embryo sac (n=16 cases);Type Ⅱ asymmetrical mass (n=14);Type Ⅲ mixed type (embryo sac+asymmetrical mass, n=4). Peri-myometrium of the gastrula and the mass had abundant blood flow and lower RI before treatment, while rare blood flow and middle RI were found 4 weeks after treatment. There was statistical significance in the change of RI between before and four weeks, after treatment. Conclusion Uterine scar pregnancy has characteristic ultrasonogram. Color Doppler ultrasound may precise diagnose and localize uterine scar pregnancy, playing an important role in guiding the conservative treatment schedule, evaluating the therapeutic effect and following-up of these patients.