MRI of Acute Abdominal and Pelvic Non-obstetric Conditions in Pregnancy

This article will focus on the role of MR imaging and its applications in a variety of acute abdomen and pelvic non-obstetric conditions potentially affecting the pregnant patient.Recent FindingsNon-contrast MR imaging is routinely employed in the presence of an initial equivocal ultrasound. However, MR is playing an increasingly more important role in the imaging of the pregnant patient, potentially surpassing the utility of conventional imaging techniques.SummaryAs radiologists become more comfortable interpretating abdominal and pelvic MRI, MR will play a bigger role in imaging the pregnant patient in the emergency room, in the years to come.

Source: Current Radiology Reports - June 2, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: research