title: Review of iliopsoas anatomy and pathology.
abstract: The iliopsoas compartment acts as a conduit for the spread of disease within the body. Knowledge of its anatomy facilitates the early diagnosis of some potentially fatal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Holley
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010388:Pelvis; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D013848:Thigh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed