title: Recurrent varicocele. Demonstration by 3D phase-contrast MR angiography.
abstract: This is a report on an initial experience with Gd-enhanced 3D phase-contrast MR angiography in 4 patients with recurrent varicocele. The examinations were performed with the patients prone, and a coronal imaging volume was used. The scrotal part of the varicocele was demonstrated in 3 cases and the spermatic vein in 2 cases. This technique could be an alternative to spermatic venography in the radiological mapping of dilated spermatic veins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Karolinska Institute, Danderyd Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Heijne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000473:pathology; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008026:Ligation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D016684:Prone Position; D012008:Recurrence; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D014646:Varicocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA