Pelvis anatomy

Levi CS, Holt SC, Lyons EA, Lindsay DJ, Dashefsky SM (2000) Normal anatomy of the female pelvis. In Callen PW (ed) Ultrasonography in obstetrics and gynecology, 4th ed. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 781-813... 

My technique for embolization of uterine fibroids starts with placing a flush catheter that allows a contralateral approach (VCF or Omni Flush catheter) into the aorta and positioning it just below the level of the renal arteries. The image intensifier is centered over the pelvis and a angiogram is performed which allows for visualization of ovarian artery collaterals, and provides visualization of the iliac anatomy (Fig. 10.3.6a). The flush catheter is then positioned... 

Anatomy. Refers to the anatomy being imaged. This can be the head (brain, skull, teeth, nasal cavities), the thorax (heart, breast, ribs), the abdomen (kidney, liver, intestines), the pelvis and the perineum, or the limbs (femur, tibia, humerus, hand). 

The anatomy of the female pelvis and perineum shows a lack of conceptual clarity. These regions are best understood when they are clearly described and subdivided according to functional and clinical requirements The actual clinical subdivision discerns an anterior, a middle and a posterior compartment. Whereas an anterior and posterior compartment may be found in the male as well as in the female, a middle compartment can only be found in the latter. The... 

Togashi K,Nakai A,Sugimura K (2001) Anatomy and physiology of the female pelvis MR imaging revisited. J Magn Reson Imaging 13 842-849... 

Foshager MC, Walsh JW (1994) CT anatomy of the female pelvis a second look. RadioGraphics 14 51-66... 

Frohhch B, Hotzinger H, Fritsch H (1997) Tomographical anatomy of the pelvis, pelvic floor, and related structures. Chn Anat 10 223-230... 

With this practical application in mind, we arranged the chapters mainly according to the different disorders of the female pelvis and not with regard to technical aspects of the imaging modalities or strictly anatomic considerations. The main chapters dealing with the different disorders are preceded by an interesting presentation of a new interpretation of the anatomy of the female pelvis and a general introduction to state-of-the-art CT and MRI techniques. 

Fig. 22.1. PCA and hierarchical clustering example shown on a kidney sample, (a) Optical image of the kidney section prior to matrix application, (b) Scores of first principal component. The image is in agreement with the anatomy of the kidney, with the renal pelvis and part of the cortex showing the hot colors, (c) Clustering result Renal cortex, medulla, and pelvis are defined by the highest level clusters. The advantage of this type of analysis is that the dendrogram nodes can be expanded and highlighted until the desired molecular structure is found. Scale bar 2 mm.

Sponseller BD, Bisson LJ, Gearhart JP (1995) The anatomy of the pelvis in the exstrophy complex. J Bone Joint Surg Am 77 177-189... 

Yazici M, SOzubir S, Kilicoglu G (1998) Three-dimensional anatomy of the pelvis in bladder exstrophy description of bone pathology by using three-dimensional computed tomography and its clinical relevance. J Pediatr Orthop 18 132-135... 

In patients with renal transplants, the approach to percutaneous nephrostomy depends upon the surgical anatomy. Most transplants are extraperito-neal and located in the iliac fossa. Thus, the renal pelvis usually faces posteromedially. As a result, an anterolateral approach is usually best to avoid passage through the peritoneal cavity. In most cases, real time ultrasound is used to guide needle puncture. With intraperitoneal renal transplants, CT guidance may he necessary to avoid inadvertent injury to the howel (Hunter et al. 1983). 

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