ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2026
Quantitative T2 mapping of junctional zone alterations in endometrial fibrosis: comparison with diffusion-weighted imaging.
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Background: Endometrial fibrosis can disrupt the uterine junctional zone and lead to infertility. Accurate and noninvasive evaluation of junctional zone alterations is important to clinical treatment. Although conventional T2-weighted imaging provides only qualitative information, quantitative techniques such as diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and T2 mapping may better capture fibrosis-related microstructural changes. This study aimed to use T2 mapping to quantitatively assess junctional zone alterations in endometrial fibrosis using, compare its performance with the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and evaluate its diagnostic value and reproducibility. Methods: This prospective study included 86 patients with severe endometrial fibrosis (SEF), 40 patients with mild-to-moderate endometrial fibrosis (MMEF), and 55 healthy women. Junctional zone thickness (JZT), outer myometrial thickness (OMT), T2 relaxation times of the junctional zone (T2 Results: JZT, T2 Conclusions: T2 mapping is more effective than ADC in accurately assessing the junctional zone alterations associated with endometrial fibrosis.
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