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Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Obstetrics (Pregnancy / birth / postnatal period), Pelvis, Genital / Reproductive system female, MR, CT, Ultrasound, Diagnostic procedure, Obstetrics
Authors:
Y. Kurata1, T. Hinoda1, S. Arizono1, H. Ueda1, K. ITOH1, Y. Urata2, Y. Imai1, R. Fujimoto2; 1Kobe/JP, 2Kyoto/JP
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2014/C-1344
Background
Ectopic pregnancy is one in which the fertilized ovum implants in a site other than the endometrial lining of the uterus,
and it is the leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the first trimester even today.
The incidence of ectopic pregnancy is 1.5-2% of all pregnancies and has increased in the last few decades [1] probably due to increasing number of sexually transmitted disease and employment of assisted reproductive technology [2].
MRI is performed when transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUS) is inconclusive or more detailed information of ectopic pregnancy is needed to make clinical management decisions [3].
As many literatures reported,
to recognize GS-like structures and other imaging findings suggesting ectopic pregnancy is important to make a correct diagnosis [4,5].
However,
detailed Radiologic-Pathologic correlation study of ectopic pregnancy is scarce.
We present images of many kinds of ectopic pregnancies and their surgical and pathological findings.