Mayumi Takeuchi1, Kenji Matsuzaki1,2, and Masafumi Harada1
1Department of Radiology, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan, 2Department of Radiological Technology, Tokushima Bunri University, Sanuki, Japan
Susceptibility-weighted (SW) magnetic resonance (MR)
sequences have
exquisite sensitivity to the blood products within various gynecologic
pathologies, and may provide helpful information for the differential
diagnosis. In this exhibit we demonstrate the role of SW
sequences in diagnosing various pathologies in the female pelvis such as
hemorrhagic cysts (endometrioma vs non-endometriotic cyst), extra-ovarian
endometriosis and adenomyosis, gestation-associated lesions (ectopic pregnancy
and retained
products of conception), red degeneration of uterine leiomyoma, high-grade malignancy such as uterine sarcomas with
hemorrhagic necrosis, and ovarian torsion.
