What to Expect When They are Expecting: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Acute Abdomen and Pelvis in Pregnancy

Hemang M Kotecha; Lacey J McIntosh; Hao S Lo; Byron Y Chen; Carolyn S Dupuis

doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.12.007

What to Expect When They are Expecting: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Acute Abdomen and Pelvis in Pregnancy

Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2017 Nov-Dec;46(6):423-431. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.12.007. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

Authors

Hemang M Kotecha¹, Lacey J McIntosh², Hao S Lo², Byron Y Chen², Carolyn S Dupuis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Electronic address: Hemang.kotecha@umassmemorial.org.
² Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.

PMID: 28162865
DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.12.007

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the challenges in the diagnosis of acute abdominopelvic pain in pregnant patients, role of imaging, and advantages of MRI over other modalities. Methods consist of pictorial review. We review the differential diagnoses and illustrate the MRI findings in pregnant patients with acute abdominopelvic pain, including gastrointestinal, gynecologic, urologic, and vascular etiologies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abdomen / diagnostic imaging
Abdomen, Acute / diagnostic imaging*
Abdomen, Acute / physiopathology*
Acute Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Pelvic Pain / diagnostic imaging*
Pelvic Pain / physiopathology*
Pelvis / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diagnostic imaging*
Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology