Abstract
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the benefits of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the setting of abdominopelvic emergencies. Owing to intrinsically high soft-tissue contrast resolution, and ability to resolve different soft tissue, MRI holds notable advantages over other imaging modalities and can be used as a problem-solving tool. Additional advantages of MRI include lack of radiation-related risks to children and pregnant women, and the ability to acquire detailed diagnostic information even without intravenous contrast which can be beneficial in patients with contrast allergy and end-stage renal disease. In the part 2, the authors focus on MRI features of female pelvic gynecological diseases, pregnancy- related complications, abdominal vascular complications, and renal diseases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1173-1183 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Emergency Radiology |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- Abdomen
- Emergency
- Emergency department
- MRI
- Pelvis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging