title: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in tubo-ovarian abscess: a case report.
abstract: In this report, we describe the magnetic resonance imaging appearance of tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA) in a patient who underwent diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the pelvis and subsequent histologic analysis. The content of the TOA was markedly high signal intensity relative to the surrounding tissue on DWI, and it showed low signal intensity on the apparent diffusion coefficient map; these findings were consistent with those of published reports on brain and liver abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. takeshita3595@view.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Teruhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ninoi
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doh
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology