Medical University of Lublin

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

The Lublin Protocol of the Uterine Arteries Embolization in the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

Piotr Szkodziak^*1, Krzysztof Pyra^*2, Filip Szkodziak¹, Jarosław Krzyżanowski¹, Piotr Czuczwar¹, Sławomir Woźniak¹, Tomasz Jargiełło², Tomasz Paszkowski¹

¹3rd Chair and Department of Gynecology, Medical University of Lublin, ²Department of Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Medical University of Lublin

Here, we present a uterine artery embolization method for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids divided into five sections: qualification, preparation, performance, post-procedure care, and follow-up visits. This protocol requires close cooperation between gynecologists and interventional radiologists, enabling the proper execution of the above procedure.

Medicine

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Multiple Sclerosis at 7.0 Tesla

Sonia Waiczies^*1, Antje Els^*1, Joseph Kuchling^*2,3,4, Karin Markenroth Bloch⁵, Anna Pankowska^6,7, Helmar Waiczies⁸, Carl Herrmann¹, Claudia Chien^2,3, Carsten Finke^4,9, Friedemann Paul^2,3,4, Thoralf Niendorf^1,2,8

¹Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, ²Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, ³NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, ⁴Department of Neurology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, ⁵The Swedish National 7T Facility, Lund University Bioimaging Center, Lund University, ⁶Department of Radiography, Medical University of Lublin, ⁷ECOTECH-COMPLEX, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, ⁸MRI.TOOLS GmbH, ⁹Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Here, we present a protocol to acquire magnetic resonance (MR) images of multiple sclerosis (MS) patient brains at 7.0 Tesla. The protocol includes preparation of the setup including the radio-frequency coils, standardized interview procedures with MS patients, subject positioning in the MR scanner and MR data acquisition.