Sequential contrast-enhanced MR imaging of the penis.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the enhancement patterns of the penis at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.


METHODS
Sequential contrast material-enhanced MR images of the penis in a flaccid state were obtained in 16 volunteers (12 with normal penile function and four with erectile dysfunction).


RESULTS
Subjects with normal erectile function showed gradual and centrifugal enhancement of the corpora cavernosa, while those with erectile dysfunction showed poor enhancement with abnormal progression.


CONCLUSIONS
Sequential contrast-enhanced MR imaging provides additional morphologic information for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction.
Kaneko
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Department of Radiology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
De Mouy
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Lee
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow
D004338:Drug Combinations; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA