{"paper_id":"b6669ec1-cdf2-4160-9409-83fca23291b2","body_text":"ECR 2011 / C-0923\nMR imaging findings of deep pelvic endometriosis – Pictorial essay\nCongress:\nECR 2011\nPoster Number:\nC-0923\nType:\nEducational Exhibit\nKeywords:\nObstetrics, Inflammation, Education, MR, Genital / Reproductive system female\nAuthors:\nY. S. Kim, J. Y. Byun, S. E. Jung, S. E. Rha; Seoul/KR\nDOI:\n10.1594/ecr2011/C-0923\nLearning objectives\n1.To review the current concepts of deep pelvic endometriosis\n2.To review MR findings of deep pelvic endometriosis\n3.To discuss the importance of MR imaging for preoperative diagnosis of deep pelvic endometriosis\nBackground\nDeep pelvic endometriosis,\nalso called deep infiltrating endometriosis,\ndefined as the presence of invasive endometriotic lesions extending more than 5 mm from the peritoneal surface into adjacent structures and is associated with fibrosis and muscular hyperplasia.\nAt MRI,\nendometriomas generally homogeneous with high signal intensity on T1-weighted images and characteristically low signal on T2-weighted images,\nwhich is referred to as “T2 shading”.\nImaging findings OR Procedure details\n1.\nClinical aspects\n2.\nPathogenesis\n3.\nDiagnosis and assessment\n4.\nSites of deep pelvic endometriosis\n5.\nAdhesion\nConclusion\nMRI is an excellent imaging modality for the evaluation of patients with deep pelvic endometriosis,\nshowing high accuracy in the diagnosis and prediction of disease extent.\nReferences\n1.Genevieve L.\nBennett,\nChrystia M.\nSlywotzky,\nMariela Cantera,\net al.\nUnusual manifestations and complications of endometirosis-Spectrum of imaging findings:Pictorial review,\nAJR 2010;194:WS34-46\n2.Sung Il Jung,\nYoung Jun Kim,\nHae Jeoung Jeon,\nal al.\nDeep infiltrating endometriosis: CT imaging evaluation.\nJ Comput Assist Tomogr 2010;34:338-342\n3.Leonardo Marcal,\nMaria Angela Nothaft,\nFrancisco Coelho,\net al.\nDeep pelvic endometirosis: MR imaging.\nAbdom Imaging 2010:April:14 (online)\n4.Nathalie Hottat,\nCaroline Larrousse,\nVincent Anaf,\net al.\nEndometriosis: Contribution of 3.0-T pelvic MRI imaging in preoperative assessment-Initial results.\nRadiology 2009;253:126-134\n5.Bazot M....","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}