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Polycystic ovaries: MR imaging.

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Mitchell, DG; Gefter, WB; Spritzer, CE; Blasco, L; Nulson, J; Livolsi, V; Axel, L; Arger, PH; Kressel, HY
Published in: Radiology
August 1986

To determine the characteristic appearance of polycystic ovaries on magnetic resonance (MR) images, seven women with polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) underwent MR examination of the pelvis. These MR images were compared with sonograms. Histologic material was available in two patients. Six of the seven women had characteristic, small peripheral cysts, best seen on T2-weighted MR images; these cysts were seen sonographically in only one case. The centers of nine of 14 ovaries were of low intensity with all MR pulse sequences; this low intensity corresponded with low echogenicity in six cases. Histologically, these areas correlated with hypertrophic cellular stroma. Coexisting central teratomas were seen in three ovaries. The ability of MR to display the findings of PCOD better than ultrasound and its ability to demonstrate coexisting pathologic conditions are valuable in imaging the female pelvis.

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Radiology

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ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

August 1986

Volume

160

Issue

2

Start / End Page

425 / 429

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Adult
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Mitchell, D. G., Gefter, W. B., Spritzer, C. E., Blasco, L., Nulson, J., Livolsi, V., … Kressel, H. Y. (1986). Polycystic ovaries: MR imaging. Radiology, 160(2), 425–429. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.160.2.3726121
Mitchell, D. G., W. B. Gefter, C. E. Spritzer, L. Blasco, J. Nulson, V. Livolsi, L. Axel, P. H. Arger, and H. Y. Kressel. “Polycystic ovaries: MR imaging.Radiology 160, no. 2 (August 1986): 425–29. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.160.2.3726121.
Mitchell DG, Gefter WB, Spritzer CE, Blasco L, Nulson J, Livolsi V, et al. Polycystic ovaries: MR imaging. Radiology. 1986 Aug;160(2):425–9.
Mitchell, D. G., et al. “Polycystic ovaries: MR imaging.Radiology, vol. 160, no. 2, Aug. 1986, pp. 425–29. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiology.160.2.3726121.
Mitchell DG, Gefter WB, Spritzer CE, Blasco L, Nulson J, Livolsi V, Axel L, Arger PH, Kressel HY. Polycystic ovaries: MR imaging. Radiology. 1986 Aug;160(2):425–429.
Journal cover image

Published In

Radiology

DOI

ISSN

0033-8419

Publication Date

August 1986

Volume

160

Issue

2

Start / End Page

425 / 429

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Adult
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences