Follicular thyroid cancer MRI

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

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of follicular thyroid cancer. MRI may also be performed to detect metastases of follicular thyroid cancer to the brain and bones.

MRI

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of follicular thyroid cancer. MRI may also be performed to detect metastases of follicular thyroid cancer to the brain and bones.^[1]

MRI Examples of follicular thyroid cancer

MRI scan of brain showing metastasis of follicular thyroid cancer^[2]

MRI scan of brain showing metastasis of follicular thyroid cancer^[3]

References

↑ Hoang, Jenny K.; Branstetter, Barton F. IV; Gafton, Andreia R.; Lee, Wai K.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). “Imaging of thyroid carcinoma with CT and MRI: approaches to common scenarios”. Cancer Imaging. 13 (1): 128–139. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0013. ISSN 1470-7330.
↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
↑ Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

[HoangBranstetter2013-1] Hoang, Jenny K.; Branstetter, Barton F. IV; Gafton, Andreia R.; Lee, Wai K.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). “Imaging of thyroid carcinoma with CT and MRI: approaches to common scenarios”. Cancer Imaging. 13 (1): 128–139. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0013. ISSN 1470-7330.

[radio-2] Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

[radio2015-3] Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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