MRI of vaginal conditions—pictorial review

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important part of the assessment of suspected vaginal pathology. This pictorial review demonstrates the MRI features and some of the histopathological findings of a variety of vaginal conditions. These may be congenital (total vaginal agenesis, partial vaginal agenesis, longitudinal vaginal septum, and transverse vaginal septum), benign (Bartholin's cyst, diffuse vaginal inflammation, invasive endometriosis, ureterovaginal fistula, and postsurgical appearances with the formation of a neovagina and adhesions), or malignant, usually due to the extension or recurrence from another pelvic malignancy.