Table 2. MRI parameters at baseline and follow-up scans: uterine and fibroid volume, k ep (DCE-MRI) and magnetization transfer ratio.
| Treated | Untreated | ||||||||
| Variable | Baseline | day 14 | day 28 | 2–3 months | Baseline | day 14 | day 28 | 2–3 months | |
| uterine volume (ml) | median | 555.2 | 440.5 | 468.0 | 351.1 | 556.9 | 478.5 | 484.3 | 500.8 |
| min | 119.4 | 83.8 | 80.6 | 55.7 | 201.1 | 233.0 | 176.8 | 261.3 | |
| max | 1990.3 | 1885.5 | 1367.7 | 1326.5 | 1003.7 | 1019.6 | 1114.6 | 1044.1 | |
| fibroid volume (ml) | median | 249.6 | 223.3 | 181.4 | 145.7 | 127.7 | 141.7 | 141.2 | 131.9 |
| min | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 34.0 | 23.3 | 41.1 | |
| max | 1179.6 | 1053.5 | 713.5 | 739.8 | 490.7 | 723.2 | 591.6 | 669.8 | |
| DCE-MRI (k ep/s−1) | median | 0.0854 | 0.0507 | 0.0591 | 0.0389 | 0.0492 | 0.0734 | 0.0748 | 0.0931 |
| min | 0.0201 | 0.0241 | 0.0153 | 0.0169 | 0.0279 | 0.0242 | 0.0160 | 0.0275 | |
| max | 0.2123 | 0.1818 | 0.1956 | 0.1364 | 0.1529 | 0.1028 | 0.1684 | 0.1220 | |
| MTR (%) | median | 12.0 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
| min | 10.1 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.1 | |
| max | 20.3 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 16.1 | |