Relationship between uterine displacements and quality of T2-weighted images of the female pelvis

Motivation: In some cases, the quality of T2-weighted images is poor independent of the position of the uterus in the pelvis. Goal(s): Our goal was to investigate the relationship between uterine displacement and quality of T2-weighted images. Approach: T2-weighted images of the female pelvis were classified according to image quality. Additionally, uterine displacements were calculated by analyzing cine images of the uterus. Results: The quality of the T2-weighted images of the female pelvis degrades with increasing uterine displacement. Impact: The quality of T2-weighted images is expected to be improved by the analysis of uterine displacements because this would enable us to address the artifacts in advance.