The British journal of radiology

A uterus-like mass is a rare, benign extra-uterine tumour composed of smooth muscle and endometrium. The majority of uterus-like masses occur in the ovary. Rarely, uterus-like masses occur in the broad ligament, small bowel, small bowel mes…

OBJECTIVE: The study compared the sensitivity, specificity, confidence and interpretation time of readers of differing experience in diagnosing acute appendicitis with contrast-enhanced CT using neutral vs positive oral contrast agents. ME…

There are several reports of adenocarcinoma developing within adenomyosis of the uterus, but imaging features of MRI, including diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and positron emission tomography (PET)-CT, have not been published. Herein we r…

Sciatica is the most frequently encountered symptom in neurosurgical practice and is observed in 40% of adults at some point in their lives. It is described as pain of the hip and the lower extremity secondary to pathologies affecting the s…

We report a case of congenital abnormality of bicornuate bicollis uterus in a patient who developed FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage IIB invasive carcinoma of the cervix in 2006. She was managed with radica…

The purpose of this study was to review the embryology, classification, imaging features and treatment options of Müllerian duct anomalies. The three embryological phases will be described and the appearance of the seven classes of Mülleria…

We report a case of polypoid endometriosis and correlate the MRI findings with the pathological findings. The polypoid endometriosis appeared as multiple polypoid masses protruding into the adjacent pelvic organs, including the uterus and r…

The radiological findings of cervical clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) have not been described previously. Here, we present MR findings of this neoplasm that included mixed solid and cystic components with eccentric solid components. These a…

The purpose of this investigation was to establish the prevalence and distribution of MR findings associated with pelvic endometriosis in patients with a MRI diagnosis of adenomyosis. Retrospective review of the pelvic MRI in 59 patients (a…

The radiological features of extrapelvic endometriosis at the umbilicus with large ovarian endometriomas are described. In this patient, the umbilical lesion appears as hypointense on T(1) weighted and T(2) weighted MR images. The MR charac…

Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of histological normal endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Most frequently endometriosis occurs within the pelvis. Extrapelvic endometriosis is less common, but can involve nearly ev…

We report a case of cystic adenomyosis, presenting as a huge exophytic cystic mass with florid glandular differentiation. MR findings of the mass mimicked ovarian carcinoma associated with endometriosis. The presence of signal voids bridgin…

Although laparoscopy remains the investigation of choice in the diagnosis of endometriosis, imaging does play a significant role in its management. This pictorial review concentrates on the techniques used in the imaging of endometriosis.

Endometriosis is characterized by endometrial tissue in ectopic foci outside the uterus. Involvement of the urinary tract is rare, with the bladder being most commonly affected in these cases. Radiologically these lesions, which are usually…

Endometriosis is a relatively common condition in pre-menopausal women. Rarely, endometrial malignancy may arise in and co-exist with endometriosis. In this case report, the findings on CT and MRI which indicated this development are descri…

This study describes the introduction of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) as a first line outpatient investigation of uterine and tubal factors in two fertility units. 136 infertile women had transvaginal scanning before and dur…

In the article on “The role of hysterosalpingography in modern gynaecological practice”, Messrs Rajah, McHugo and Obhrai repeat a time honoured suggestion that a relaxant such as hyoscine butylbromide or glucagon can relax supposed tubal sp…

50 patients undergoing transcervical endometrial resection (TCRE) for abnormal uterine bleeding underwent transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) before danazol therapy, immediately pre-operatively, and 3 months post-operatively. There were no …

We evaluated the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the pre-operative staging of 15 endometrial cysts. The effect of the iron content on the T1 and T2 relaxation times was assessed in confirmed endometrial cysts employing a 0.15 T M…

A 30-year-old woman with infertility and endometriosis, who was about to commence ovarian suppression therapy with a gonadotrophin releasing (GnRH) agonist, Nafarelin, was referred for measurement of bone mass by quantitative computed tomog…

Twenty-nine patients, 27 of whom had either inflammatory disease of the pancreas or pancreatic tumour, were studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). Six healthy volunteers were studied by MRI alone. The panc…

Seventy consecutive gallbladders removed at surgery were examined radiologically and pathologically. Fifteen (21%) of the operative specimens showed naked-eye changes of adenomyomatosis. The main conclusions drawn from this study are that t…

Hysterosalpingography is a valuable diagnostic tool in gynaecology for the investigation of infertility. It has gained widespread acceptance for assessing uterine and tubal pathology. Cornual obstruction, either unilateral or bilateral, may…

Non-malignant masses in the caecum are rare, and are usually diagnosed as malignant, leading to radical surgery—usually a right hemi-colectomy. The radiological, macroscopic and colonoscopic appearances of endometriosis of the caecum also o…