Ganglioneuroma MRI

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

Overview

Chest and abdominal MRI scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma. On MRI scan, ganglioneuroma is characterized by a well circumscribed and encapsulatated mass with low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and intermediate to high signal intensity on T2-weighted images.^[1]

MRI

Chest and abdominal MRI scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ganglioneuroma. Findings on MRI scan suggestive of ganglioneuroma include a well circumscribed and encapsulated mass characterized by:^[1]


MRI Component	Features

T1	Homogeneously low or intermediate signal
T1 C+ (Gd)	Variable enhancement (none to heterogeneous)
T2	Heterogeneously intermediate or high signal
ADC	ADC values tend to be higher with respect to neuroblastoma

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 MRI findings for ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma

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[ddd-1] 1.0 ^1.1 MRI findings for ganglioneuroma. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/ganglioneuroma

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