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ArticleFacts, views & vision in ObGyn2026

A proposed MRI classification of junctional zone morphology based on reproductive performance: the JZ-MRI ReproClass.

Rudi Campo, Stephan Gordts, Helena Van Kerrebroeck, Evy Gillet

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Article in Facts, views & vision in ObGyn, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rudi CampoLife Expert Centre, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0139-027X
Stephan GordtsLife Expert Centre, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2891-7673
Helena Van KerrebroeckLife Expert Centre, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0006-0112-8606
Evy GilletLife Expert Centre, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0002-3054-4837

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Abstract

We propose the junctional zone- magnetic resonance imaging (JZ-MRI) ReproClass, a four-tiered MRI-based classification for describing JZ morphology, developed from more than a decade of clinical experience in women with recurrent implantation failure or pregnancy loss despite normal embryo quality. The system characterises the spectrum of JZ appearances -from normal architecture to complete loss of differentiation- and is particularly informative when ultrasound and hysteroscopy appear normal. By standardising MRI assessment of the JZ, the ReproClass may help identify morphological patterns associated with impaired reproductive performance and support more individualised diagnostic reasoning. It provides a foundation for future research into the role of JZ architecture in fertility outcomes.

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Fertilityinfertilitymagnetic resonance imagingMRIpregnancywomen

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PMCPMC13000359

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