Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Gynecologic Emergencies
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
- Vol. 27 (4), 564-570
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-200307000-00021
Abstract
Gynecologic emergencies include a variety of gynecologic diseases that manifest with acute lower abdominal pain, fever, and vaginal bleeding. Recent technical advances enable the application of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to these conditions, which may add clinically useful information in a short enough time for emergent diagnosis. In this study, the acute gynecologic conditions in which MR imaging studies were performed are reviewed, and the characteristic MR findings in gynecologic emergencies, including ovarian hemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, tumor rupture, torsion, hemorrhage, infarction, and pelvic inflammatory diseases, are demonstrated. Familiarity of these findings aids accurate diagnosis and proper treatment choices in gynecologic emergencies.Keywords
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