title: Acute Gynecologic Disorders.
abstract: Premenopausal women with acute pelvic pain comprise a significant percentage of patients who present to the emergency room. Etiologies can be gynecologic, urologic, gastrointestinal, or vascular. Signs and symptoms are often nonspecific and overlapping. The choice of imaging modality is determined by the clinically suspected differential diagnosis. Ultrasound (US) is the preferred imaging modality for suspected obstetric or gynecologic disorders. CT is more useful when gastrointestinal or urinary tract pathology is likely. MR imaging is rarely used in the emergent setting, except to exclude appendicitis in pregnant women. This article presents a comprehensive review of imaging of acute gynecologic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA. Electronic address: cdonaldson2@northshore.org.
authors.forename: Carolyn K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Acute management; Acute pelvic pain; Pregnancy; Ultrasound