[Role of multislice spiral computed tomographic angiography in the treatment of uterine myoma].

The study was undertaken to enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with uterine myoma, by applying multislice spiral computed tomographic angiography (MSCTA) during uterine artery embolization. One hundred and twenty patients were divided into two groups: 1) 75 reproductive-age patients who underwent MSCTA before and after uterine artery embolization; 2) 45 reproductive-age patients who had previously undergone the latter according to the standard protocol. The main criteria for assessing the long-term results of treatment were patient complaints, the state of menstrual cycle and reproductive function, the sizes of the uterus and myomatous nodules, the signs of blood supply and growth of the latter, the presence or absence of new nodules. The most common types of the origin of the uterine arteries were visualized; the angle of uterine artery origin was measured. An algorithm for MSCTA study was elaborated.