Exploratory Study of the Interest of MRI Susceptibility Weighted Imaging for the Pre-operative Assessment of Pelvic Endometriosis Extent

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Knowledge of the precise location of endometriosis is essential for a successful surgical treatment. MRI Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging (SWI-MRI) yields high sensitivity for blood by-products detection. Since endometriosis lesions are haemorrhagic, and therefore rich in blood by-products such as hemosiderin, SWI-MRI could be useful in the pre-operative assessment of endometriosis, especially in superficial peritoneal lesion detection. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the performance of SWI-MRI for the preoperative work-up of endometriosis

Detailed Description
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Pelvic endometriosis is a cause of pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, urinary symptoms and infertility. MRI is considered as the best imaging technique to detect and to predict the extent of the disease. Susceptibility Weighted Imaging is routinely performed to identify haemorrhagic lesions in brain MRI protocols and has proven to be a sensitive technique to detect blood by-products. A pelvic MRI protocol including SWI will be performed in all women addressed for diagnostic assessment or pre-operative work-up of endometriosis.

Official Title
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Exploratory Study of the Interest of MRI Susceptibility Weighted Imaging for the Pre-operative Assessment of Pelvic Endometriosis Extent

Conditions
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Endometriosis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Susceptibility Weighted Imaging as 3D SWAN sequence


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adult woman (over 18yrs old) addressed for diagnostic assessment or pre-operative work-up of endometriosis; Informed signed consent Affiliated or beneficiary of a social security system Exclusion Criteria: Patient <18yrs old Pregnant or nursing woman Patient under legal protection Contraindication to MRI

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Prospective monocentric comparative study
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: SWAN sequence<br>Susceptibility Weighted Imaging as 3D SWAN sequence | Other: Susceptibility Weighted Imaging as 3D SWAN sequence<br>* Susceptibility Weighted Imaging as 3D SWAN sequence<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interest of MRI Susceptibility Weighted Imaging | The diagnostic use of SWI-MRI will be assessed through: the number of endometriotic locations, which are both identified with SWI-MRI and confirmed by surgery. the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of MRI. signal intensities of each endometriotic location found in surgery on T1 weighted sequence (presence of a high signal intensity) and SWI (presence of a low signal intensity) | Baseline (MRI) and day of surgery | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deep forms of endometriosis | MRI findings will be compared to surgical findings | Baseline (MRI) and day of surgery | 
| Superficial forms of endometriosis | MRI findings will be compared to surgical findings | Baseline (MRI) and day of surgery | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Endometriosis, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI)