title: Magnetic resonance imaging of pelvic metastases in male patients.
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging offers a noninvasive tool for diagnosis of primary and metastatic pelvic tumors. The diagnosis of a pelvic metastatic lesion implies an adverse prognosis and dictates the management strategies. Knowledge of normal MR imaging anatomy of the pelvis and the signal characteristics of normal and abnormal structures is essential for accurate interpretation of pelvic MR imaging. This article reviews imaging manifestations of nodal, visceral, and musculoskeletal metastatic lesions of the pelvis along with current and evolving MR imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Seyed Mahdi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abtahi
authors.affiliation: Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Duangkamon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prapruttam
authors.affiliation: Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elmi
authors.affiliation: Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, White 270, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: hedgire.sandeep@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Sandeep S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hedgire
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology*; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: MR imaging; Nodal metastases; Pelvic metastases; Peritoneal metastases; Skeletal metastases