Detection of the gonadal veins in the diagnosis of transposed ovaries in patients with cervical carcinoma: a useful sign on MDCT.

Hirakawa, Masakazu; Yoshimitsu, Kengo; Kakihara, Daisuke; Irie, Hiroyuki; Asayayama, Yoshiki; Ishigami, Kousei; Honda, Hiroshi · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2007

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the detectability of the gonadal vein of transposed ovaries in patients with uterine cervical cancer on MDCT. Gonadal veins and surgical clips of transposed ovaries can be shown with high consistency on MDCT. Tracking the gonadal veins and detecting the surgical clips may prevent the transposed ovaries from being misinterpreted as peritoneal implants.

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