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Uterus, Adenomyosis: Multimedia

Author: Karen L Reuter, MD, FACR, Professor, Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
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Updated: Feb 12, 2009

Multimedia

Transvaginal sonogram of an enlarged uterus with ...Media file 1: Transvaginal sonogram of an enlarged uterus with a thickened posterior myometrium (arrows).
Transvaginal sonogram of an enlarged uterus with ...

Transvaginal sonogram of an enlarged uterus with a thickened posterior myometrium (arrows).

Sagittal transabdominal sonogram of an enlarged u...Media file 2: Sagittal transabdominal sonogram of an enlarged uterus with a thickened posterior myometrium (arrows).
Sagittal transabdominal sonogram of an enlarged u...

Sagittal transabdominal sonogram of an enlarged uterus with a thickened posterior myometrium (arrows).

Sagittal magnetic resonance image of an enlarged ...Media file 3: Sagittal magnetic resonance image of an enlarged uterus with a thickened posterior myometrium. T2-weighted image without gadolinium enhancement shows a widened junctional zone of 23 mm (arrows) and focal high signal intensity (arrowheads).
Sagittal magnetic resonance image of an enlarged ...

Sagittal magnetic resonance image of an enlarged uterus with a thickened posterior myometrium. T2-weighted image without gadolinium enhancement shows a widened junctional zone of 23 mm (arrows) and focal high signal intensity (arrowheads).

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References
Further Reading

References

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Keywords

adenomyosis of the uterus, endometriosis, chronic bleeding, ectopic endometrium, heterotopic endometrial tissue, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, pelvic pain, infertility, intramyometrial cystic adenomyosis, adenomyoma, endometrial carcinoma

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Karen L Reuter, MD, FACR, Professor, Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Karen L Reuter, MD, FACR is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Women Radiologists, American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Harris L Cohen, MD, FACR, Vice Chairman/Associate Chairman (Research Activities), Director, Division of Body Imaging, Professor of Radiology, Stony Brook School of Medicine; Visiting Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Harris L Cohen, MD, FACR is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Association of Program Directors in Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, Society for Pediatric Radiology, and Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
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Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
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Managing Editor

Spencer B Gay, MD, Professor of Radiology, Director of Body Computed Tomography, Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
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CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
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Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
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