[CT and MRI in inflammations of female genital organs]

Inflammatory disease of the female pelvis can be diagnosed both on the basis of clinical symptoms and complementary ultrasound. The role of CT and MRI is limited to complicated cases. CT guidance allows the biopsy needle to be localized precisely for diagnostic or therapeutic punctures. Furthermore, CT and MRI play an important role in the evaluation of prolonged puerperal fever of unknown origin: endomyometritis is associated with characteristic features in MRI, whereas puerperal ovarian vein thrombosis is best diagnosed using MR angiography. For other rare causes, MRI and CT have to be used according to clinical need.