Imaging of Acute Pelvic Pain
Acute pelvic pain in the nonpregnant woman is one of the most common conditions requiring emergent medical evaluation in routine clinical practice. Although clinical evaluation and laboratory testing are essential,…
Imaging of Gynecologic Malignancy in a Reproductive Age Female
Gynecologic malignancies are common among cancers diagnosed during pregnancy, especially those of cervical and ovarian origin. Imaging is an important part of the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of pregnancy-associated gynecologic…
Fertility-Sparing Approaches in Gynecologic Oncology
Gynecologic cancers impact women of all ages. Some women may wish to preserve their capacity for future childbearing. With appropriate patient selection, acceptable oncologic outcomes may be achieved with preservation…
Imaging of Benign Adnexal Disease
This article provides an overview of the imaging evaluation of benign ovarian and adnexal masses in premenopausal and postmenopausal women and lesions discovered during pregnancy. Current imaging techniques are discussed,…
Integrated MR Analytical Approach and Reporting of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Reporting MR imaging of pelvic floor dysfunction can be made easy if radiologists understand the aim of each MR sequence and what to report in each set of MR images….
Imaging of Acute Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain in the first trimester is nonspecific, with causes including pregnancy complications, pregnancy loss, and abnormal implantation, and symptom severity ranges from mild to catastrophic. Ultrasonography is the imaging…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Female Pelvic Floor
This article reviews different approaches for describing pelvic floor anatomy; “Classic 3-Compartment Approach”, “Active and Passive Conceptual Approach” and “Multilayered System Approach”. However, these approaches cannot explain pathogenesis of various…
Imaging Spectrum of Endometriosis (Endometriomas to Deep Infiltrative Endometriosis)
In this article, the authors review the optimal imaging protocols for ultrasound and MR imaging of suspected endometriosis, review the compartmental approach to dictating these examinations, discuss the diagnostic criteria…
Imaging Spectrum of Benign Uterine Disease and Treatment Options
Benign uterine diseases are common gynecologic conditions affecting women of all ages. Ultrasonography is traditionally the first-line imaging technique but patients are increasingly referred to magnetic resonance (MR) imaging because…
Imaging of Infertility, Part 2
Infertility, or subfertility, is the inability to achieve a clinical pregnancy after a 1-year period of regular unprotected sexual intercourse in women younger than 35 and after 6 months in…
