title: Sonographic appearance of adnexal torsion, correlation with other imaging modalities, and clinical history.
abstract: This pictorial essay illustrates the varied imaging appearances of adnexal torsion and its diagnostic pitfalls. This is a difficult diagnosis with many false positives and false negatives. Diagnosis is mostly based on clinical history and ultrasound examination, with computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance used to support the diagnosis and to exclude other pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Radiology and †Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
authors.forename: Eugenio O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Gerscovich
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Corwin
authors.forename: Simran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekhon
authors.forename: Gabriel J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Runner
authors.forename: Regina F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gandour-Edwards
mesh_terms: D000290:Adnexa Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult