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MR imaging (1.5 T) was performed before, 1 week and 6 months after uterine arterial embolization. The volume, T2 signal, T1 signal, enhancement after contrast media injection, DWI signal (<jats:italic>b<\/jats:italic> = 500 s\/mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were assessed for fibroids.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>DWI signal or ADC, whether before or 1 week after the procedure, did not show a statistical relationship to success of uterine arterial embolization. On the 1\u2010week follow\u2010up, 22% of fibroids enhanced vs. 85% on baseline, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001 and DW signal intensity increased. ADC values in fibroids decreased between baseline and 1\u2010week (1.61 vs. 1.53 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u22123<\/jats:sup> mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\/s, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.13). On 6\u2010months, ADC continued to decrease compared with baseline (1.27 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>\u22123<\/jats:sup> mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\/s, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.002), but with a lower signal on DWI. No changes were observed in myometrium ADC at any time point.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study demonstrated that DWI and ADC reflected early and delayed changes in fibroids after embolization; however, we were not able to demonstrate a statistically significant relationship with outcome. 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