Fibroids

MRI can provide detailed depiction of uterine fibroids, assessing size, number, relationship to the endometrial stripe, and vascular supply.

Multiple uterine fibroids. Sagittal T2 weighted image demonstrates a uterus enlarged by multiple predominantly intramural, circumscribed, T2 hypointense massses, compatible with fibroids.

Pedunculated and intramural fibroid.

References
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