MRI of the peritoneum: spectrum of abnormalities.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to detail peritoneal anatomy, techniques for optimizing peritoneal MRI, and the MRI characteristics of several disease processes that frequently involve the peritoneum.


CONCLUSIONS
Homogeneous fat suppression and dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging, including delayed imaging, are critical technical factors for successful lesion detection and characterization on peritoneal MRI.
Elsayes
Khaled M
KM
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. elsayesk@mir.wustl.edu
Staveteig
Paul T
PT
Narra
Vamsidhar R
VR
Leyendecker
John R
JR
Lewis
James S
JS
Brown
Jeffrey J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*