MRI of early unruptured ectopic pregnancy: detection of gestational sac.
We report two cases of unruptured tubal pregnancy that were evaluated on MRI at 5 weeks' gestation. In both cases, MRI revealed gestational sac-like structures surrounded by thickened walls outside the ovaries. At the periphery of gestational sac-like structures, small amounts of fresh blood were also identified. These findings highly indicate ectopic pregnancy in a patient with elevated human chorionic gonadotropin level.
Nishino
Mizuki
M
Department of Radiology, Kyoto City Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. mizuki@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp
Hayakawa
Katsumi
K
Kawamata
Kiyoshi
K
Iwasaku
Kazuhiro
K
Takasu
Kosho
K
D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin