Current methods for instrumental diagnosis of placenta increta

Vinitsky A.A., Shmakov R.G., Bychenko V.G.

Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow 117997, Ac. Oparina str. 4, Russia
Objective. To determine the efficiency of ultrasonography (USG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of placenta increta.
Material and methods. The review includes data from foreign and Russian articles published in the past 10 years and found in Pubmed on this topic.
Results. The paper gives the results of recent studies determining the diagnostic value of USG and MRI. It sets forth the viewpoints of the leading scientific communities relying on an evidence base and the role and place of each method.
Conclusion. The predictive value of both methods is comparable. MRI may be supplemented if the placenta is located along the posterior uterine wall or invades the adjacent organs.

Keywords

placenta increta
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasonography
uterine scar
cesarean section
cystoscopy

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Received 26.08.2016

Accepted 02.09.2016

About the Authors

Vinitskiy A.A., Postgraduate student of maternity departments, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +79253620232. E-mail: drvinitskiy@gmail.com
Shmakov R.G., MD, PhD, the chief medical officer Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387300. E-mail: r_shmakov@oparina4.ru
Bychenko V.G., MD, PhD, head of the radiation diagnostics department, Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Ministry of Health of Russia.
117997, Russia, Moscow, Ac. Oparina str. 4. Tel.: +74954387647. E-mail: v_bychenko@oparina4.ru

For citations: Vinitsky A.A., Shmakov R.G., Bychenko V.G.
Current methods for instrumental diagnosis of placenta increta.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017; (3): 12-7. (in Russian)
http://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2017.3.12-7

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