Revisiting MRI for appendix location during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to determine the location of the appendix in pregnant patients by MRI and to investigate the possibility of gradual upward displacement of the appendix during pregnancy.


CONCLUSIONS
The gradual upward displacement of the appendix during pregnancy was confirmed. MRI can be used for determination of the appendix localization in pregnant patients. Further studies with a larger number of patients will be helpful to answer this clinically relevant question.
Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0709, USA.
Aytekin
A
Oto
Padmavathia N
PN
Srinivasan
Randy D
RD
Ernst
Mert
M
Koroglu
Fernando
F
Cesani
Thomas
T
Nishino
Gregory
G
Chaljub
D001065:Appendix / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies