title: Research on Ovary Blood Flow Before and After Uterine Artery Embolization with the Application of Color Doppler Blood Imaging.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the influence of uterine artery embolization (UAE) in the hemodynamics level with the application of color Doppler blood flow imaging.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients (N = 32) with benign gynecologic diseases amenable to UAE were selected. Using color Doppler flow imaging, we measured the ovarian and uterine artery systolic blood flow velocity peak and end diastolic blood flow velocity and resistance index 1 day before UAE and 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after UAE.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The success rate of UAE in the 32 patients was 100%. After UAE, clinical symptoms in all patients were improved. Measurements of the uterine artery peak systolic flow velocity, end diastolic blood flow velocity, and resistance index before and after UAE revealed statistically significant differences between the indexes (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UAE in benign gynecologic diseases is simple, less invasive, and allows for a shorter hospital stay. Color Doppler flow imaging can be used as a novel method before and after UAE to evaluate the clinical effect of UAE in benign gynecologic diseases.
authors.forename: Junfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Guozhen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D055988:Uterine Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055357:Uterine Artery Embolization