Abstract
Objectives
To characterise MRI features of invasive placenta previa and to identify specific features for differentiating placenta percreta (PP) from placenta accreta (PA).
Methods
Forty-five women with PP and 93 women with PA who underwent 1.5T placental MRI were included. Two radiologists independently evaluated the MRI features of invasive placenta previa, including our novel type of placental bulge (i.e. placental bulge type-II, characterized by placental bulge with distorted uterine outline). Pearson’s chi-squared or Fisher’s two-sided exact test was performed to compare the MRI features between PP and PA. Logistic stepwise regression analysis and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) were performed to select the optimal features for differentiating PP from PA.
Results
Significant differences were found in nine MRI features between women with PP and those with PA (P <0.05). Placental bulge type-II and uterine serosal hypervascularity were independently associated with PP (odds ratio = 48.618, P < 0.001; odds ratio = 4.165, P = 0.018 respectively), and the combination of the two MRI features to distinguish PP from PA yielded an AUC of 0.92 for its predictive performance.
Conclusion
Placental bulge type-II and uterine serosal hypervascularity are useful MRI features for differentiating PP from PA.
Key Points
• Placental bulge type-II demonstrated the strongest independent association with PP.
• Uterine serosal hypervascularity is a useful feature for differentiating PP from PA.
• MRI features associated with abnormal vessels increase the risk of massive haemorrhage.
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Abbreviations
- AIP:
-
Abnormal invasive placenta
- AUC:
-
Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
- MRI:
-
Magnetic resonance imaging
- NPV:
-
Negative predictive value
- PA:
-
Placenta accreta
- PP:
-
Placenta percreta
- PPV:
-
Positive predictive value
- ROC:
-
Receiver operating characteristic curve
- T2-Haste:
-
T2-weighted half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin echo
- T2-True FISP:
-
T2-weighted true fast imaging with steady-state precession
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Chen, X., Shan, R., Zhao, L. et al. Invasive placenta previa: Placental bulge with distorted uterine outline and uterine serosal hypervascularity at 1.5T MRI – useful features for differentiating placenta percreta from placenta accreta. Eur Radiol 28, 708–717 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-4980-z
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