Magnetic resonance imaging of the vagina: an overview for radiologists with emphasis on clinical decision making

• Main Authors: Daian Miranda Ferreira, Régis Otaviano França Bezerra, Cinthia Denise Ortega, Roberto Blasbalg, Públio César Cavalcante Viana, Marcos Roberto de Menezes, Manoel de Souza Rocha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2015-08-01
• Series: Radiologia Brasileira
• Subjects: Ressonância magnética; Vagina; Tumores; Malformações congênitas
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842015000400011&lng=en&tlng=en

AbstractMagnetic resonance imaging is a method with high contrast resolution widely used in the assessment of pelvic gynecological diseases. However, the potential of such method to diagnose vaginal lesions is still underestimated, probably due to the scarce literature approaching the theme, the poor familiarity of radiologists with vaginal diseases, some of them relatively rare, and to the many peculiarities involved in the assessment of the vagina. Thus, the authors illustrate the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of vaginal diseases and the main relevant findings to be considered in the clinical decision making process.