Genital Tract - CT, MRI Flashcards
Performed by cannulating the cervix and injecting a contrast agent into the cavity of the uterus and follopian tubes
HSG
Extraperitoneal space between the lower uterus and bladder
Bare area
Derived from mullerian ducts
Uterus, cervix and upper third of the vagina
Arise from the urogenital sinus
Lower 2/3 of the vagina
Connective tissue adjacent to the uterus between the folds of the broad ligament and adjacent to the vagina
Parametrium
Covers the fallopian tubes hanging over them like a sheet folded on a clothesline enveloping the vessels of the parametrium
Broad ligament
Portion that extends cephalad from the origin of the fallopian tubes
Fundus of the uterus
Cervix is cylindrical in shape and ___ in length
3-4cm
Muscular tube that is a flattened oval shape on cross sectional images
Vagina
Maximal adult ovaries
5 x 3 x 2 cm
Maximum ovarian volume
1. Infancy
2. Before menarche
3. Postpubertal
4. 40-44 y.o
5. Postmenopausal
- 1-3 cc
- 9 cc
- 22 cc
- 8 cc
- 6 cc
Internal anatomy of the uterus and vagina is best depicted on what sequence
T2WI
Signal intensity of the inner junctional zone of the myometrium on T2WI
Low signal intensity (due to lower water content)
Signal intensity of cervix on both T2 and T1
Low signal
Signal intensity of myometrium
Highest
Lowest
Late proliferative and early secretory
Menstruation and early proliferative