Elaine Ni Mhurchu MBBCh, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Lisa P. Lavelle MBBCh, FFR(RCSI), Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sinead Helena McEvoy MBBCh, FFR(RCSI), Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Jeffrey William McCann MBBCh, MSc, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

The purpose of this exhibit is; 1. To review the common, non obstetric causes of abdominal pain in pregnant patients 2. To describe rare, interesting causes of abdominal pain in this cohort 3. To discuss an appropriate imaging algorhithm for these patients including newer MRI techniques, with an emphasis on radiation dose reduction

Causes of abdominal pain in pregnancy Illustration and explanation of common and rarer causes, including the following; -Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary- Appendicitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disese, Intussusception, Pancreatitis, Cholecystitis, Choledochal Cyst, Cholestasis -Genitourinary- Physiological Hydronephrosis, Obstructive Hydronephrosis -Gynaecological- Ovarian cyst, endometrioma -Vascular - Iliofemoral DVT Outlline an imaging pathway for assessment of the pregnant patient with abdominal pain, including the role of Ultrasound and MRI Discussion regarding sequencing of MRI and the role of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in the assessment of acute inflammatry conditions

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Ni Mhurchu, E, Lavelle, L, McEvoy, S, McCann, J, Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy, Thinking Outside the Uterus.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14008487.html