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. 2023 Feb 4;13:2066. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29227-2

Table 4.

Adenomyosis diagnostic sonographic criteria at baseline and at the 12 and 24-month follow-ups.

	Baseline^a N = 64	12-month follow-up^b N = 63	24-month follow-up^c N = 53	p-value
Hard criteria
Intramyometrial cysts	22 (34.4%)^a	10 (15.9%)^b	7 (13.2%)^c	^{a-b, a-c}p < 0.0001
Intramyometrial cysts	22 (34.4%)^a	10 (15.9%)^b	7 (13.2%)^c	^b-cp = NS
Hyperechoic islands	62 (96.9%)^a	38 (60.3%)^b	29 (54.7%)^c	^{a-b, a-c}p < 0.0001
Hyperechoic islands	62 (96.9%)^a	38 (60.3%)^b	29 (54.7%)^c	^b-cNS
Soft criteria
Fan-shaped shadowing	44 (68.7%)^a	23 (36.5%)^b	17 (32.1%)^c	^a-bp = 0.0004
				^a-cp < 0.0001
				^b-cp = NS
Asymmetrical thickening	45 (70.3%)^a	22 (34.9%)^b	18 (33.4%)^c	^{a-b, a-c}p < 0.0001
Asymmetrical thickening	45 (70.3%)^a	22 (34.9%)^b	18 (33.4%)^c	^b-cp = NS
Translesional vascularity	30 (46.9%)^a	11 (17.5%)^b	6 (11.3%)^c	^a-bp = 0.0006
				^a-cp < 0.0001
				^b-cNS
Interrupted junctional zone	57 (89.1%)^a	36 (57.1%)^b	25 (47.2%)^c	^{a-b, a-c}p < 0.0001
Interrupted junctional zone	57 (89.1%)^a	36 (57.1%)^b	25 (47.2%)^c	^b-cp = NS

Results expressed as number and percentage.

NS not significant.