Anatomic distribution of posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis on MRI after vaginal and rectal gel opacification.
OBJECTIVE
The challenges of imaging posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis with MRI are to image a small anatomic area encompassing several thin fibromuscular anatomic structures such as uterosacral ligaments, and the vaginal and rectal walls; and to image endometriotic lesions, which are fibromuscular structures and have an MRI signal intensity very close to those of surrounding fibromuscular anatomic structures.


CONCLUSIONS
We show the capability and potential of MRI in diagnosing and staging of posterior deeply infiltrating endometriosis after vaginal and rectal gel opacification.
Loubeyre
Pierre
P
Department of Imaging, Women's Imaging, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. pierre.loubeyre@hcuge.ch
Petignat
Patrick
P
Jacob
Sandrine
S
Egger
Jean-François
JF
Dubuisson
Jean-Bernard
JB
Wenger
Jean-Marie
JM
D000328:Adult; D004312:Douglas' Pouch / Q000473:pathology*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000473:pathology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
D005782:Gels