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Bronchogenic cyst MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst.

MRI

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst. After contrast injection, enhancement of the cyst is frequently absent.[1][2][3][4] Findings on MRI suggestive of bronchogenic cyst include

  • T1-weighted images show ipointense signal
  • T2-weighted images show hyperintense signal.
MRI of the chest at the level of T1 demonstrating a broncogenic cyst. Case courtesy of Dr Kamel Mahmoud Alkhateeb (Picture courtesy: Radiopedia)


MRI of the chest at the level of T1 demonstrating a broncogenic cyst. Case courtesy of Dr Kamel Mahmoud Alkhateeb (Picture courtesy: Radiopedia)



References

  1. ↑ Olsen M, Mitchell TA, Percival TJ, Helsel BS (2015). “Interatrial Bronchogenic Cyst Resection”. Ann Thorac Surg. 100 (2): 709–11. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.10.025. PMID 26234845.
  2. ↑ Han C, Lin R, Yu J, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Liu J; et al. (2016). “A Case Report of Esophageal Bronchogenic Cyst and Review of the Literature With an Emphasis on Endoscopic Ultrasonography Appearance”. Medicine (Baltimore). 95 (11): e3111. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000003111. PMC 4839937. PMID 26986156.
  3. ↑ McAdams HP, Kirejczyk WM, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Matsumoto S (2000). “Bronchogenic cyst: imaging features with clinical and histopathologic correlation”. Radiology. 217 (2): 441–6. doi:10.1148/radiology.217.2.r00nv19441. PMID 11058643.
  4. ↑ Chen TJ, Liao CH, Shen TC (2018). “Bronchogenic cyst”. QJM. 111 (12): 905. doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcy140. PMID 29939368.

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