D Svasti-Salee, BSc, MRCP, FRCR,
C J Wilkins, MA, MRCP, FRCR and
P S Sidhu, BSc, MRCP, FRCR
Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
Impotence is a term used to encompass a wide range of disordersincluding those of erectile dysfunction, ejaculation and sexualorientation.
Erectile dysfunction specifically refers to thepersistent inabilityto attain and maintain an erection sufficientto permit satisfactoryperformance.
Erectile dysfunction mayresult from psychological, hormonal,vascular or cavernosalabnormality.
The aim of this review is to focus on radiologicaltechniquesavailable for investigating vascular causes of erectiledysfunctionwith a brief outline of relevant anatomy, physiologyand pathology.