Clinical Radiology

AIM: To compare the diagnostic utility of pelvic ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the clinical decision to proceed with uterine artery embolization (UAE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over 2 years, 180 consecutive women (m…

Common benign gynaecological diseases, such as leiomyoma, adenomyosis, endometriosis, and mature teratoma, rarely undergo malignant transformation. Benign transformations that may mimic malignancy include benign metastasizing leiomyoma, mas…

The objective of this review is to discuss the less common causes of rectal and perirectal disease with an emphasis on their differentiating radiological features and the importance of a multimodality imaging approach. Radiologists should b…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important part of the assessment of suspected vaginal pathology. This pictorial review demonstrates the MRI features and some of the histopathological findings of a variety of vaginal condition…

AIM: To evaluate the potential usefulness of transcatheter uterine artery embolization as a treatment for symptomatic adenomyosis in patients without uterine fibroids. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Uterine artery embolization using polyvinyl alco…

AIM: To determine if transvaginal ultrasound, including power Doppler examination, can distinguish between women with and without pelvic congestion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-six women with pelvic congestion were prospectively examined…

The potential value of magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic tool in infertility was investigated. Twenty-six women with primary or secondary infertility and symptoms of dysmenorrhoea or menorrhagia were studied prospectively using con…

Endometriosis is a common clinical entity, and is found in approximately 15% of menstruating females. An endometrioma is somewhat less common, and is defined as functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Endometriomas have been repo…

Biliary cystadenoma is a rare cystic tumour of biliary origin. We report on the ultrasound, CT and angiographic appearances of an extra-hepatic biliary cystadenoma arising from the left main hepatic duct with compression of the quadrate lob…

Nine cases of adenomyomatosis of the gall-bladder are reported in which the ultrasound appearances are compared with those of oral cholecystography and the pathological findings. It is suggested that the ultrasound appearances are specific …

The practice of routinely obtaining after fatty meal films during oral cholecystography has been questioned. A retrospective analysis of 45 cases of adenomyomatosis or polyps revealed that, in 28% of patients with adenomyomatosis, the gall-…

The barium enema diagnosis of 38 cases of paracolic abscess is discussed. The importance of an appreciation of the anatomy of the peritoneum and of the paracolic region is emphasized. Five features of paracolic abscess that can be recognise…

The hysterographic appearances in three histologically verified cases of stromal endometrosis are presented. Interpretation of the unusual radiographic findings on the basis of uterine pathology is attempted. Little is known about the preop…

In order to assess the value of the after fatty meal films, 232 oral cholecystograms were reviewed. Gallbladder opacification, duct visualisation, separation of gallbladder from overlying bowel gas shadows, and the demonstration of abnormal…

The case histories of six patients with stromal endometriosis of the uterus have been studied. These patients had been referred with disease recurrent after hysterectomy for palliative radiotherapy, which four received with useful effect. T…