Multiparametric quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of uterine fibroids for prediction of growth rate—a pilot study

Uterine fibroid (UF) growth rate and future morbidity cannot be predicted. This can lead to sub-optimal clinical management, with women being lost to follow-up and later presenting with severe disease that may require hospitalization, transfusions, and urgent surgical interventions. Multi-parametric quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could provide a biomarker to predict growth rate facilitating better-informed disease management and better clinical outcomes. We assessed the ability of putative quantitative and qualitative MRI predictive factors to predict UF growth rate.