What to Expect When They are Expecting: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Acute Abdomen and Pelvis in Pregnancy.
In this article, we discuss the challenges in the diagnosis of acute abdominopelvic pain in pregnant patients, role of imaging, and advantages of MRI over other modalities. Methods consist of pictorial review. We review the differential diagnoses and illustrate the MRI findings in pregnant patients with acute abdominopelvic pain, including gastrointestinal, gynecologic, urologic, and vascular etiologies.
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Electronic address: Hemang.kotecha@umassmemorial.org.
Hemang M
HM
Kotecha
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Lacey J
LJ
McIntosh
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Hao S
HS
Lo
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Byron Y
BY
Chen
Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.
Carolyn S
CS
Dupuis
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