title: Diagnostic value of radiological tests in chronic pelvic pain.
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) presents a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic challenge to many clinicians. This chapter briefly describes the most frequent identifiable causes for CPP amenable to imaging; explains the most widely-used and widely available radiological tests for CPP; and compares/contrasts each test's utility and accuracy for a given causality. Examples of each imaging modality are included for demonstration purposes, and a summation table cross-references the best diagnostic methods with corresponding disease processes. References from the literature of both radiology and gynaecology were used in preparing this review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Cody
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ascher
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging