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Unit 2
10 Transaxial CT Images of the Male Pelvic Cavity
12 Coronal MRI images of the Female Pelvic Cavity
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The images of the male pelvis start just below the iliac crest, several cm lower than where the abdomen images left off. They continue in 1 cm increments through the pelvic cavity.
The coronal images of the female pelvic cavity start posterior and continue
anterior.
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Unit 2

2. Reference 7
1. Ala of Rt. ilium
2. Sacrum
3. Sacroiliac joints
4. Psoas major muscles
5. Lt. common iliac artery (381)(401)
6. Lt. common iliac vein*
7. Small bowel (with barium)
8. Rt. iliacus muscle (478)(496)
9. Gluteus maximus muscle (476, 477)( )
10. Gluteus medius muscle
11. Gluteus minimus muscle
12. Rt. common iliac vein**
13. Lt. ureter (with iodine contrast) (381)(401)
* These pelvic sections begin below the aorta and IVC.
Compare the appearance of the Rt. and Lt. common
iliac vessels to plate 381 in Netter to appreciate
why they are in this position, e.g. the artery on the
right is medial to the vein, but on the left it is lateral.
** The elongated, apostrophe like shape of the Rt.
iliac vein at this level is due to anastomosis of the
internal and external iliac veins which are seen in
image 3.
Male Images 1 & 2 1 8 6 5 4 4 2 3 11 13 10 12 9

3. Images 1-4

4. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 9 1. Rt. external iliac artery (381-383)(401-403)
Images 3 & 4
Reference
1. Rt. external iliac artery ( )( )
2. Rt. external iliac vein
3. Rt. internal iliac artery
4. Rt. internal iliac vein
5. Body of bladder (348)(361)
6. Rectosigmoid junction* (374, 348)( )
7. Rt. external iliac artery**
8. Lt. external iliac vein***
9. Branches of the internal iliac veins (383)(403)
& arteries****
* Identified by its position behind this full bladder
** Rt. external iliac vein is against, but behind
the artery
*** Lt. external iliac artery is against, but in
front of the vein.
****The internal iliac artery and vein are no longer
identifiable. Numerous branch vessels are
seen as spots or streaks. 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 9

5. 1 6 2 4 5 3 8 9 7 10 1. Bladder, with urine and iodine contrast
Images 5 & 6
Reference 6
1. Bladder, with urine and iodine contrast
2. Body of the Rt. ilium (468)(486)
3. Rt. ureter* (348)(361)
4. Lt. external iliac artery
5. Lt. external iliac vein
6. Rt. iliopsoas muscle** (478)(398)
7. Roof of Rt. acetabulum
8. Rt. femoral artery
9. Rt. femoral vein*** (253)(262)
10. Rectum****
* Seen as a streak, rather than a spot, because it
has turned anterior toward the bladder. The Lt.
ureter is not seen because at the moment in
time it was imaged no contrast happened to be
in it.
** The psoas major and iliacus muscles have
merged into the iliospsoas. On image 4 the two
can still be seen separately.
*** The external iliac vessels become femorals when
they pass through the inguinal canal, which is
not seen. However, the level of the top of the
acetabulum is close to the inguinal canal.
****The sigmoid colon crosses the top of the bladder,
but posterior to it becomes the rectum. 2 4 5 3 8 9 7 10

6. Images 5-8

7. 6 3 1 4 5 2 9 10 11 8 7 1. Greater trochanter of Lt. femur (469)(487)
Reference 6
1. Greater trochanter of Lt. femur (469)(487)
2. Coccyx
3. Ureterovesical (ureterocystic) junctions
4. Rt. & Lt. ampulla of vas deferens (367)(384)
5. Rt. & Lt. seminal vesicle*
6. Rt. & Lt. spermatic cords
7. Ischium bone
8. Pubic bone
9. Rt. & Lt. spermatic cords ( , 348)
( , 361)
10. Rt. & Lt. femoral veins**
11. Greater trochanter of the Rt. femur
* Two spellings, vesicle (little bladder) and
vesical, (bladder shape) are similar, though
“icle” is used for the seminal vesicles.
** Arteries are against, and anterior to the veins 3 1 4 5 2 9 10 11 8 7
Images 7 & 8

8. 1 2 3 5 4 1. Pubic symphysis 2. Prostate gland (367)(384)
Reference 1
1. Pubic symphysis
2. Prostate gland (367)(384)
3. Rt. Gluteus maximus muscle
4. Rt. ischial tuberosity (468)(385)
5. Proximal shaft of Lt. femur 2 3
Images 9 & 10 5 4

9. Images 9 & 10

10. 1 2 4 6 8 7 3 5 9 12 11 13 10 MRI Coronal Images of the Female Pelvis
Reference 2
Female Images 1 & 2 4
1. Adipose tissue
2. Rt. ilium
3. Rectum
4. Posterior wall of acetabulum*
5. Rt. & Lt. gracilis muscle (482, 487)(500, 505)
6. Greater trochanter of Lt. femur
7. Lesser trochanter of Lt. femur
8. Intertrochanteric crest of Lt. femur (470, 471)(488,489)
9. Posterior elements of lumbar spine
10. Sigmoid colon
11. Rt. femoral head**
12. Rt. internal iliac vein*** (373)(392)
13. Lt. internal iliac artery****
* Superior part is composed of ilium, inferior part is ischium
** Most posterior aspect
*** Artery is immediately below it
****Vein is immediately above it. See Netter’s plate 373 to
appreciate why the internal vein is superior to the internal
artery in these coronal sections. 6 8 7 3 5 9 12 11 13 10

11. Images 1-4

12. 1 3 5 2 4 1. Rt. & Lt. sacroiliac joints 2. Neck of the Rt. femur
Reference
Images 3 & 4 1
1. Rt. & Lt. sacroiliac joints
2. Neck of the Rt. femur
3. Vertebral canal
4. Shaft of the right femur*
5. Sacral plateau
* On image 3 & 4 the proximal shaft of the femur is seen to
be anterior to the distal shaft: muscle tissue is covering the
distal shaft on image 3. For this reason it is evident that as
the distal portion of the shaft appears it will be cortical bone
that first comes into the imaged plane. That is why the
distal shaft is dark. Cortical bone is dense and
contains little hydrogen, so no signal is returned. 3 5 2 4

13. 1 2 3 4 6 5 1. Rt. pedicle of the 4th lumbar vertebra
Reference 2
Images 5 & 6
1. Rt. pedicle of the 4th lumbar vertebra
2. Body of the 5th lumbar vertebra
3. Branches of the Lt. internal iliac artery*
4. Posterior wall of the vagina
5. Fundus of the uterus** (352)(365)
6. L4-L5 intervertebral disk material (space)
* See Netter’s plate 383 (403) to appreciate the
appearance of this streak in this coronal plane
**First seen in image 5 3 4 6 5

14. Images 5-8

15. 3 1 4 2 3 7 4 6 5 1. Uterus 2. Urinary Bladder*
Reference
1. Uterus
2. Urinary Bladder*
3. Lt. common iliac vein ( )( )
4. Lt. internal iliac artery
5. Lt. external iliac vein**
6. Rt. iliopsoas muscle (478)(496)
7. Small bowel
* Depending on the position of the uterus (see plate 358) (374), the
amount of urine in the bladder, and the angle of the cut plane of
the scan, when the bladder appears it may be superior or inferior
to the uterus. The images seen here are similar to illustration B. 3
Images 7 & 8 1 4 2 A B 3 7 4 6 5
**In image 7 #3, the Lt. common iliac vein appears. The dark spot,
#4, is the internal iliac artery which is unchanged from its first
appearance in image #2. Where the internal iliac artery crosses
the vein marks the spot where the common iliac vein becomes
the external iliac vein. See plate 381 (401).

16. Images 9 & 10
Reference 4 5
1. Urinary bladder
2. Neck of bladder and internal urethral orifice (353)(366)
3. Uterus
4. Rt. psoas muscle
5. Rt. iliacus muscle
6. Rt. iliopsoas muscle
7. Rt. internal iliac artery*
8. Rt. external iliac vein
9. Inferior vena cava**
10. Vestibule of the vagina (359)(377)
* Just the darker spot
** Most proximal part, at the anastomosis of the Rt. & Lt.
common iliac veins. 7 6 3 1 2 9 7 8 10

17. Images 9-12

18. 2 3 1 4 5 2 8 1 3 6 9 10 7 1. Rt. & Lt. common iliac arteries
Reference 3
1. Rt. & Lt. common iliac arteries
2. Inferior vena cava (381)(401)
3. Cecum of the colon
4. Lt. ovary ( )( )
5. Lt. fallopian tube (oviduct)
6. Rt. & Lt. external iliac artery
7. Rt. & Lt. femoral artery (superficial femoral)*
8. Abdominal aorta
9. Pubic symphysis
10. Labia majora (labium=singular)
* On this image we see the origin of the deep femoral (profunda)
where the various branches of the circumflex feed the
proximal femur. Compare the right side to plate 494 (512).
Images 11 & 12 1 4 5 2 8 1 3 6 9 10 7