Journal de Radiologie

Granulosa cell tumors of the ovary are rare, and included in the sex cord-stromal tumor category. They have a low malignancy potential and generally have a good prognosis. They are the most frequent hormone-secreting tumors of the ovary and…

High resolution MR imaging is ideal for pelvic imaging. To achieve good image quality at 3.0 Tesla MR, one may not simply import protocols used at 1.5 Tesla MR. Issues specific to 3.0 Tesla MR imaging must be considered including chemical s…

UnlabelledDeep pelvic endometriosis is an invalidating disorder affecting the retrocervical region, rectosigmoid colon and urinary bladder generally requiring surgical management. MRI is the preoperative imaging modality of choice. The purp…

Endometriosis is a frequent pathology of adult women. Clinical examination and US are poorly sensitive for detection of deep pelvic implants and MRI is superior for presurgical mapping of disease extent. This is important to optimize comple…

This is a review of different diseases implicated in chronic pelvic pain (endometriosis, adenomyosis, pelvic varices, and pelvic chronic inflammatory disease) assessed by different imaging modalities (US, CT, MRI).

Medical treatment of a couple's infertility depends upon the cause(s) of infertility. The goals of imaging are to determine these causes (male, female, mixed, unexplained), to evaluate their severity and type on the female side central, ova…

Menometrorrhagia is a frequent cause of medical consulting. After clinical examination showing the uterine origin of bleeding and excluding a cervical or vulvo-vaginal cause, ultrasonography is indicated. It is the first-line technique exam…

Endometrioma of the abdominal wall is a not well-recognized disease and usually develops after pelvic surgery. The most common presentation is a mass of the abdominal wall associated with pain during menstruation. We report six cases of par…

Deep pelvic endometriosis may involve the uterosacral ligaments, cul-de-sac of Douglas, vagina, rectum, and occasionally the bladder. Evaluation by physical examination is difficult, and imaging techniques are needed to evaluate the locatio…

Endometriosis occurs in up to 15% of menstruating women. Abdominal wall involvement is rare and always secondary to an invasive procedure. The authors report the imaging and clinical findings of two patients with subcutaneous endometrioma f…

Hepatic endometriosis is a rare cause of complex hepatic cyst. We describe its typical imaging features. Diagnosis can be suggested at imaging but histological confirmation is required. The treatment of suspected endometriotic cyst of the l…

PURPOSE: To assess the MR imaging (MRI) findings in symptomatic tamoxifen treated-women with abnormal transvaginal sonography. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From january 1997 to june 2000, 32 consecutive symptomatic tamoxifen treated-women with ab…

Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity and having the functional property of menstrual bleeding. We report a case of endometriosis involving the abdominal wall muscles and canal of Nuck in …

Female genital tract anomalies are common (1 to 2% of the female population), and may lead to multiple clinical manifestations: amenorrhea, infertility, spontaneous repeated miscarriage, pelvic pain, endometriosis. They are caused by intra-…

Leiomyoma and adenomyosis are the most frequent myometrial disorders, followed by cystic and vascular disorders. After an update on the anatomy, physiology and histology of the myometrium, the authors will describe the normal sonographic an…

Endometriosis is a common disease that affects about 20% of women of childbearing age. At transabdominal and endovaginal ultrasound, in 90% of cases, ovarian endometriosis appears as a homogeneous lesion with low level echoes most often ass…

The diagnostic value of endovaginal sonography in benign or malignant endometrial pathology is high, increased by sonohysterography. Sonohysterography is useful in the diagnosis of endometrial thickness and to determine further investigatio…

In the differential diagnosis of colonic obstruction, the endometriosis is an uncommon disease, rarely reported. The endometriosis of the bowel should be suspected on young women with a history of colonic symptoms and gynecologic complaints…

A positive diagnosis of benign ovarian tumor indicates a laparoscopic approach or a conservative treatment. Benign ovarian tumors are often easy to recognize with non ionizing modalities such as US and MRI. The most common benign ovarian tu…

Benign diseases of the uterus can be evaluated by ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hysterography, hysterosonography and hysteroscopy. The purpose of this review of the literature is to discuss the role of MRI among the differen…

Adenomyomatosis of the gall bladder is a classical but seldom recognized cause of gallbladder wall thickening. The authors review the imaging features of this disease and emphasize the value of ultrasound and MRI. Although considered a beni…