title: [CT examination of the organs of the minor pelvis (author's transl)].
abstract: Since the organs of the minor pelvis are not characterized by any significant differences in density, it is not possible to differentiate between neighbouring structures. This underlines the special importance of fatty deposits and fatty tissue margins with their clearly lower density, as structures outlining the pelvic organs. However, there are individual and constitutional differences in the manner of development of these fatty outlines, so that the ability to distinguish between the various pelvic structures may be different from patient to patient. Structural analysis is facilitated by marking the hollow organs with contrast medium, and generous use should be made of this possibility. With modern computer tomographs, minor details can be detected which may be as fine as the smaller vessels, provided these vessels are embedded in the fatty layers, However, it is very difficult to differentiate them from the nerves, lymphatics tissue and connective tissue septums; this requires an accurate knowledge of anatomy.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Untersuchung der Organs des kleinen Beckens (Untersuchungstechnik und normale Anatomie).