Anatomic distribution of posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis on MRI after vaginal and rectal gel opacification
| Autor: | P. Petignat, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, Pierre Loubeyre, Jean-François Egger, Jean-Marie Wenger, Sandrine Jacob |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Image Enhancement/*methods Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Gels/*diagnostic use Endometriosis Rectum ddc:616.0757 Douglas' Pouch Young Adult Rectal Gel medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Vagina/*pathology ddc:618 business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Image Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging medicine.anatomical_structure Vagina Rectum/*pathology Endometriosis/*pathology Female Radiology Signal intensity business Gels Douglas' Pouch/*pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 192, No 6 (2009) pp. 1625-1631 |
| ISSN: | 0361-803X |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: The challenges of imaging posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis with MRI are to image a small anatomic area encompassing several thin fibromuscular anatomic structures such as uterosacral ligaments, and the vaginal and rectal walls; and to image endometriotic lesions, which are fibromuscular structures and have an MRI signal intensity very close to those of surrounding fibromuscular anatomic structures. CONCLUSION: We show the capability and potential of MRI in diagnosing and staging of posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis after vaginal and rectal gel opacification. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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