L L Arnold

OBJECTIVE: To survey the nonsurgical diagnostic techniques for distinguishing adenomyosis, and to determine whether one technique offers diagnostic advantages. DATA SOURCES: We conducted a thorough search of the MEDLINE data base and identi…

PURPOSE: To prospectively compare conventional spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and transvaginal sonography for the diagnosis of adenomyosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty women with clinically suspected adenomyosis underwent MR i…

The persuasive data not only illustrate a familial tendency towards adenomyosis but also emphasize that adenomyosis can be diagnosed noninvasively and accurately by MRI. A possible familial predisposition toward or a direct familial cause o…