The clinical impact of gynecologic MRI.
Ratner ES, Staib LH, Cross SN, Raji R, Schwartz PE, McCarthy SM. The clinical impact of gynecologic MRI. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: 674-80. PMID: 25714302, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.12567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic MRIFirst modalityClinical managementClinical impactGynecologic massesIndeterminate pelvic massesGroup of patientsResults of MRIRadiologic recordsRadiologic findingsPelvic massClinical recordsUnnecessary surgeryMedical recordsCT examinationsFurther endpointsExact diagnosisPatientsSurgeryIndeterminate massesPatient treatmentMRIDiagnosisModalitiesResultant anxietyUtility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Intraoperatively Confirmed Pelvic Adhesions
Macer ML, Mathur M, Spektor M, Gysler S, Staib L, Kodaman P, McCarthy S. Utility of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Intraoperatively Confirmed Pelvic Adhesions. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2015, 39: 896-900. PMID: 26466105, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPelvic adhesionsPositive predictive valuePredictive valueResonance imagingSpecificity of MRIGynecologic abdominal surgeryInstitutional review board-approved retrospective analysisNegative predictive valueAnterior culPosterior culAbdominal surgeryOperative reportsInclusion criteriaRetrospective analysisStudy populationBlinded specialistsMRI sensitivityPatientsImaging