[Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of acute appendicitisin pregnant women in multi-field hospital]. / Vozmozhnosti magnitno-rezonansnoi tomografii v diagnostike ostrogo appenditsita u beremennykh v usloviiakh mnogoprofil'nogo statsionara.

OBJECTIVE: Tooptimize MRI protocol in pregnant women with suspected acute appendicitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were 44pregnant women (gestation period 11 - 36 weeks)with suspected appendicitis. RESULTS: Fat-suppressed T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was the most valuable to diagnose inflammation of appendix and surrounding tissues. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were 100, 90 and 97.8%. CONCLUSION: MRI was useful to assess appendix and differentiate appendicitis with biliary and urinary diseases.