Endometrial cysts: diagnosis with MR imaging.

• DOI: 10.1148/radiology.180.1.2052726
• Publication Date: 2014-07-08T20:54:00Z
• Authors: K Togashi; K Nishimura; I Kimura; Y Tsuda; K Yamashita; T Shibata; Y Nakano; J Konishi; I Konishi; T Mori
• Keywords: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Adolescent; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Endometriosis; Middle Aged; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Sensitivity and Specificity; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Adnexal Diseases; Humans; Female; Prospective Studies; Child; Aged

The value of 1.5-T magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in diagnosing endometrial cysts and differentiating them from other gynecologic masses was prospectively evaluated 374 female patients with clinically suspected adnexal masses. A suggestive diagnosis cyst made when a that hyperintense on T1-weighted images exhibited homogeneous hyperintensity T2-weighted images. definitive hypointense signal (shading) or the lesion consisted multiple (multiplicity) regardless intensity Surgery performed 293 patients, confirmation obtained 354 lesions. MR enabled accurate 77 86 exclusion 263 268 without internal hemorrhage. overall diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy were 90%, 98%, 96%, respectively. seems to be an acceptable test which clinical decisions can based selecting treatment.