title: MRI of adnexal masses in pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article is to provide a practical review of the incremental benefit of MRI in the assessment of adnexal masses in pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MRI can assist sonographic assessment of adnexal masses in pregnancy by depicting the characteristic findings of exophytic leiomyoma, red degeneration of leiomyoma, endometrioma, decidualized endometrioma, and massive ovarian edema. Accordingly, MRI should be considered as a useful adjunct when sonography is inconclusive or insufficient to guide management of adnexal masses discovered in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0628, Rm. M-372, 505 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Telischak
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Bonnie N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Joe
authors.forename: Antonio C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Westphalen
authors.forename: Liina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poder
authors.forename: Fergus V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Coakley
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media