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Review
. 2025 Apr;50(4):1790-1810.
doi: 10.1007/s00261-024-04532-0. Epub 2024 Nov 3.

MR imaging of the penis: What a radiologist needs to know!

Shruti Kumar  1 , Parv M Mehta  2 , Ranjit K Chaudhary  3 , Pankaj Nepal  4 , Devendra Kumar  5 , Sree Harsha Tirumani  6 , Vijayanadh Ojili  2
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Review

MR imaging of the penis: What a radiologist needs to know!

Shruti Kumar et al. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2025 Apr.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in imaging of penile pathologies due to its excellent soft tissue resolution and multiplanar imaging capabilities. This imaging review describes the MRI protocols and anatomical considerations in penile pathologies. MRI not only serves as a complementary tool to ultrasound in evaluation of trauma, infections, inflammatory diseases, and malignancies, but is also used as the definitive imaging modality for evaluation of penile prosthesis and complex cases.

Keywords: Fournier gangrene; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Penile prosthesis; Peyronie’s disease; Priapism.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. Ethical approval: Our manuscript is a review article that consolidates findings from existing literature and uses de-identified images. It does not involve new human subjects identifiable patient data. Hence, IRB approval is not required.

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