title: [Magnetic resonance imaging of congenital vaginal anomalies].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging manifestations in vaginal anomalies, and to discuss the utility and limit of MR imaging in diagnosis of this abnormality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nine female patients with congenital vaginal anomalies who required surgical intervention were studied. MR imaging and ultrasound of the pelvic was performed before surgery. MR imaging features were retrospectively analyzed correlating with surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The vaginal anomalies were categorized into three groups: (1) congenital absence of the vagina and uterus, i.e. Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH syndrome) (n=3); (2) vaginal atresia (n=2); and (3) transverse vaginal septum (n=2). There was also one case of absence of vaginal with complicated urinogenital abnormality, and 1 case of obstructed hymen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MRI is a reliable method for evaluating vaginal anomalies. An accurate MRI examination can be helpful for surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. ffeng@punch.ac.cn
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Zhu-feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wei-dong
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Zheng-yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000002:abnormalities; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities*