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01.03.2007 | Urogenital

MR imaging of the uterus and cervix in healthy women: Determination of normal values

verfasst von: Elke A. M. Hauth, Horst J. Jaeger, Hanna Libera, Silke Lange, Michael Forsting

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 3/2007

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish normal values for the volume of the uterus and cervix in MRI based on age and the menstrual cycle phase. We performed MRI of the pelvis in 100 healthy women. For the uterus, they were further divided into two groups: one with myomas and/or adenomyosis and one without either. The volume of the uterus and cervix and thickness of the uterine wall layers were analysed by age and the menstrual cycle phase. The mean volume of the uterus in both groups and the cervix significantly increased with age to reach its peak at 41–50 years, and then dropped. Likewise, the thickness of the endometrium and the junctional zone, but not the myometrium, significantly increased until 41–50 years, and then decreased. When we compared the volume of the uterus and cervix and the thickness of the uterine wall layers between the two phases of the menstrual cycle, we found no significant differences. The volume of the uterus and cervix and the thickness of the endometrium and junctional zone differ significantly with age, but not between the two phases of the menstrual cycle. Knowledge of MRI-related normal values can be expected to aid the early identification of uterine pathologies.

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Titel: MR imaging of the uterus and cervix in healthy women: Determination of normal values
verfasst von: Elke A. M. Hauth
Horst J. Jaeger
Hanna Libera
Silke Lange
Michael Forsting
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2007
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: European Radiology / Ausgabe 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-006-0313-3

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