MRI and CT exquisitely depict the anatomy of the female pelvis and offer fascinating diagnostic possibilities in women with pelvic disorders. This volume provides a comprehensive account of the use of these cross-sectional imaging techniques to identify and characterize developmental anomalies and acquired diseases of the female genital tract. Both benign and malignant diseases are considered in depth, and detailed attention is also paid to normal anatomical findings and variants. Further individual chapters focus on the patient with pelvic pain and the use of MRI for pelvimetry during pregnancy and the evaluation of fertility. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the most recent diagnostic and technical advances, and the text is complemented by many detailed and informative illustrations. All of the authors are acknowledged experts in diagnostic imaging of the female pelvis, and the volume will prove an invaluable aid to everyone with an interest in this field.

Provides a comprehensive account of the diagnostic use of CT and MRI in patients with developmental anomalies and acquired diseases of the female genital tract Documents the normal anatomical findings and variants exquisitely displayed by these techniques Places special emphasis on the most recent diagnostic and technical advances Written by acknowledged experts Contains many detailed and informative illustrations

Autorentext
B. Hamm is professor and chairman of the Department of Radiology, Charité, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.

Inhalt
Clinical Anatomy of the Female Pelvis.- MR and CT Techniques.- Normal Imaging Findings of the Uterus.- Congenital Malformations of the Uterus.- Benign Uterine Lesions.- Endometrial Carcinoma.- Cervical Center.- Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes: Normal Findings and Anomalies.- Adnexal Masses: Characterization of Benign Ovarian Lesions.- CT and MRI in Ovarian Carcinoma.- Endometriosis.- Vagina.- Functional MRI of the Pelvic Floor.- MR Pelvimetry.- Imaging of Lymph Nodes MRI and CT.- Evaluation of Infertility.- Acute and Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders.