MRI of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Dynamic True Fast Imaging with Steady-State Precession Versus HASTE (original) (raw)

American Journal of Roentgenology, 2012

Abstract

The objective of our study was to retrospectively compare the degree of pelvic organ prolapse shown on dynamic true fast imaging with steady-state precession (FISP) versus HASTE sequences in symptomatic patients. Fifty-nine women (mean age, 57 years) with suspected pelvic floor dysfunction underwent MRI using both a sagittal true FISP sequence, acquired continuously during rest alternating with the Valsalva maneuver, and a sagittal HASTE sequence, acquired sequentially at rest and at maximal strain. Data sets were evaluated in random order by two radiologists in consensus using the pubococcygeal line (PCL) as a reference. Measurement of prolapse was based on a numeric grading system indicating severity as follows: no prolapse, 0; mild, 1; moderate, 2; or severe, 3. A comparison between sequences on a per-patient basis was performed using a Wilcoxon's analysis with p < 0.05 considered significant. Overall, 66.1% (39/59) of patients had more severe prolapse (>or= 1 degrees ) based on dynamic true FISP images, with 28.8% (17/59) of the cases of prolapse seen exclusively on true FISP images. Only 20.3% (12/59) of patients had greater degrees of prolapse on HASTE images than on true FISP images, with 10.2% (6/59) of the cases seen exclusively on HASTE images. A statistically significant increase in the severity of cystoceles (p < 0.01) and urethral hypermobility (p < 0.01)-with a trend toward more severe urethroceles (p < 0.07), vaginal prolapse (p < 0.09), and rectal descent (p < 0.06)-was shown on true FISP images. Overall, greater degrees of organ prolapse in all three compartments were found with a dynamic true FISP sequence compared with a sequential HASTE sequence. Near real-time…

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