Endometrioma

Case contributed by Alexandra Stanislavsky , 17 May 2014
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky , 3 May 2019

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Pelvis
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Selected series from a pelvic MRI study.

Right ovarian mass with uniformly low T2 and high T1 signal, low signal on DWI.  Appearance in in keeping with an endometrioma. Several normal ovarian follicles are noted adjacent to the endometrioma.

There is a further small focus of high T1 signal in the pouch of Douglas (best appreciated on the sag T1 fat sat sequence), suggestive of the presence of deep endometriosis.

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Image 1 MRI (T1) ( update )

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Typical MRI appearance of an endometrioma. There is also a likely likely focus of deep endometriosis.

  • -<p>Typical MRI appearance of an <a href="/articles/endometrioma">endometrioma</a>. There is also a likely focus of deep endometriosis.</p>
  • +<p>Typical MRI appearance of an <a href="/articles/endometrioma">endometrioma</a>. There is also a likely focus of deep endometriosis.</p>

References changed:

  • 1. Siegelman ES, Oliver ER. MR imaging of endometriosis: ten imaging pearls. Radiographics. 2012;32 (6): 1675-91. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.326125518">doi:10.1148/rg.326125518</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23065164">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
  • Siegelman ES, Oliver ER. MR imaging of endometriosis: ten imaging pearls. Radiographics. 2012;32 (6): 1675-91. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.326125518">doi:10.1148/rg.326125518</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23065164">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>

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