MRI Evaluation of Pregnant Women Presenting With Acute Abdominal Pain. (15th August 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moreno, Courtney C.; Alexander, Lauren F.; Sharma, Puneet; Mittal, Pardeep K.
• Is Part Of: Contemporary diagnostic radiology. Volume 40:Number 17(2017:Aug. 15)
• Publication Date: 2017-08-15
• Subjects: Acute Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy -- MRI of Acute Abdominal Pain During Pregnancy; Medical radiology -- Periodicals; Diagnosis, Radioscopic -- Periodicals; Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Radiology -- Periodicals; Diagnosis, Radioscopic; Medical radiology; Periodicals; 616.0757
• DOI: 10.1097/01.CDR.0000521916.42510.18
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0149-9009

Abstract

Abstract : MRI is performed increasingly to evaluate pregnant women who present to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. MRI provides a radiation-free alternative to CT and is less operator dependent than ultrasound. Our institution's protocol and the MRI appearance of common nonobstetric causes of acute abdominal pain are presented.