Subramaniyan Ramanathan1,2, Vineetha Raghu3, Sushila B Ladumor4, Anita N Nagadi3, Yegu Palaniappan5, Vikram Dogra6, Nicola Schieda7. 1. Department of Radiology, Al-Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box: 82228, Doha, Qatar. drrmsubbu@gmail.com. 2. Department of Radiology, Weil Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar. drrmsubbu@gmail.com. 3. Department of Radiology, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwanthpur, India. 4. Department of Radiology, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box: 82228, Doha, Qatar. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SRM Medical College and Research Center, Chennai, India. 6. Department of Imaging Science, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA. 7. Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the MRI appearances of tubal and non-tubal implantation sites in ectopic pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Transvaginal ultrasound is the primary imaging modality in ectopic pregnancy and MRI is used as a problem-solving tool in selected indications as detailed in the article. MRI features of tubal, interstitial, cervical, cesarean scar, cornual, ovarian, abdominal, and heterotopic pregnancies are provided to familiarize the radiologists with their appearances thereby assisting them in making early and accurate diagnosis.
OBJECTIVE: To review the MRI appearances of tubal and non-tubal implantation sites in ectopic pregnancy. CONCLUSION: Transvaginal ultrasound is the primary imaging modality in ectopic pregnancy and MRI is used as a problem-solving tool in selected indications as detailed in the article. MRI features of tubal, interstitial, cervical, cesarean scar, cornual, ovarian, abdominal, and heterotopic pregnancies are provided to familiarize the radiologists with their appearances thereby assisting them in making early and accurate diagnosis.