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Cystic nephroma MRI

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

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cystic nephroma.

MRI

  • MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cystic nephroma.
  • MRI signal characteristics include:[1]
  • T1 weighted image:
  • Variable signal
  • T2 weighted image:
  • Hyperintense
  • T1 with gadolinium contrast:
  • Septal enhancement

References

  1. Cystic nephroma.Dr Matt A. Morgan and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multilocular-cystic-nephroma

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