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Table 7. Baseline Uterine Anatomy
|
Baseline Uterine Anatomy
|
N
|
Percent |
|
Imaging Modalitya
|
|
MRI
|
1,751
|
58.3%
|
|
Transabdominal ultrasound
|
1,186
|
39.5%
|
|
Transvaginal ultrasound
|
407
|
13.5%
|
|
Uterine Volume
|
2,792
|
Mean 683.4 cc
Median 540.8 cc
(range 100.4-6221.8)
|
|
Number of fibroids
|
|
Any demonstrable fibroid a
|
2,875
|
95.7%
|
|
1-2
|
1,249
|
43.4%
|
|
3-4
|
690
|
24.1%
|
|
5 or
more
|
936
|
32.6%
|
|
Location of largest fibroid
|
|
Fundal
|
925
|
32.2%
|
|
Body
of uterus: anterior
|
620
|
21.6%
|
|
Body
of uterus: posterior
|
615
|
21.4%
|
|
Body
of uterus: lateral
|
458
|
15.9%
|
|
Lower
uterine segment or cervix
|
210
|
7.3%
|
|
Morphology of largest fibroid
|
|
Intramural
|
1,231
|
42.8%
|
|
Transmural
|
585
|
20.3%
|
|
Subserosal
|
410
|
14.3%
|
|
Submucosal
|
376
|
13.1%
|
|
Pedunculated subserosal
|
64
|
2.2%
|
|
Pedunculated submucosal
|
9
|
0.3%
|
|
Fibroid thought to be primary cause of symptoms if other than largest
|
|
Total
|
291
|
10.1%
|
|
Location
|
|
Body:
anterior
|
83
|
28.5%
|
|
Body:
posterior
|
69
|
23.7%
|
|
Fundal
|
47
|
16.1%
|
|
Lower uterine segment or cervix
|
46
|
15.8%
|
|
Body:
lateral
|
39
|
13.4%
|
Morphology
|
|
Submucosal
|
118
|
40.5%
|
|
Intramural
|
94
|
32.3%
|
|
Transmural
|
48
|
16.5%
|
|
Subserosal
|
20
|
6.9%
|
|
Pedunculated subserosal
|
3
|
1.0%
|
|
Pedunculated submucosal
|
2
|
0.7%
|
a Total is less than 100% due to missing data.
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