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The many faces of ectopic pregnancies: demystifying the common and less common entities.

F Eymen Ucisik-KeserEduardo J MattaMiguel G FabregaChitra ChandrasekharSteven S Chua
Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
Ectopic pregnancy is a major cause of 1st trimester pregnancy deaths. It occurs in various locations in the abdominopelvic cavity. Ultrasonography is a first-line, rapid, and noninvasive modality for ectopic pregnancy evaluation. MRI can help clarify equivocal cases. When in doubt about the location, one should give an intrauterine pregnancy the benefit of the doubt with close ultrasound and hCG follow-up. Here, we will review the imaging findings and mimickers of ectopic pregnancies.
Keyphrases
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