title: Transient uterine contraction mimicking adenomyosis on MRI.
abstract: Transient myometrial contraction as a physiological phenomenon may simulate pathological conditions, such as a focal or diffuse adenomyosis. Clinicians should be aware of the potential presence of this phenomenon and imaging should be repeated after a suitable interval when the nature of a bulge or a region of low intensity in the myometrium is in doubt. In this paper, we report a transient myometrial contraction that mimics an adenomyosis, but disappears in repeated series.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozsarlak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schepens
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Schepper
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Deckers
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Parizel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009215:Myometrium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology