Practical approach to MRI of female pelvic masses.
OBJECTIVE
Female pelvic masses have a broad differential diagnosis, including benign and malignant neoplasms and nonneoplastic entities.


CONCLUSIONS
By using a systematic approach to the evaluation of a complex pelvic mass, including incorporating the clinical and surgical history, and by using multiparametric MRI to identify the anatomic origin, morphologic features, and tissue composition of a mass, a short meaningful differential diagnosis or definitive diagnosis can often be established.
1 Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Medical Center Blvd, 3rd Fl MRI, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088.
Brian C
BC
Allen
Keyanoosh
K
Hosseinzadeh
Shadi A
SA
Qasem
Adam
A
Varner
John R
JR
Leyendecker
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult