Control study of anatomy and MRI of male urogenital diaphragm / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the MRI features of male urogenital diaphragm.Methods A total of 4 pelvic specimens of healthy male cadaver and 15 healthy male volunteers underwent pelvic MRI examination.All MRI scan images were analyzed to approach the urogenital diaphragm structure both in corpse and the MRI images.Results The normal urogenital diaphragm of cadavem connected to ramus inferior ossis pubis and ischiadic ramus.There were three layers inside the urogenital diaphragm,including superior fascia of urogenital diaphragm,inferior fascia of urogenital diaphragm and deep transverse muscle of perineum.MRI imaging showed the coronal was the best location to exhibit the urogenital diaphragm,and all of the structure appeared like sandwich.In the images of the diaphragm of the volunteers also exhibited like sandwich,and the three layers are moderate signal in MRI.Ten volunteers were given the fat-depresstion and high resolution scan of T2WI in small ROI,and the structure could be seen much clearly.Fat-depresstion and high resolution scan of T2WI in small ROI was the best sequence to exhibit the urogenital diaphragm.Coronal location of the structure appeared like sandwich.Conclusion MRI is a good way to show urogenital diaphragm,and high resolution scan of T2WI in small ROI can show the structure much clearer.