Acute lymphoblastic leukemia MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]
MRI
MRI
- There are no MRI findings associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- However, MRI of the brain may be useful in patients who present with neurologic symptoms, which is common in acute lymphoblastic leukemia[1]
- MRI of the brain can help assess for organic or anatomic etiologies of neurologic dysfunction and they are the following:[2]
References
References
- ↑ Kembhavi SA, Somvanshi S, Banavali S, Kurkure P, Arora B (2012). “Pictorial essay: Acute neurological complications in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia”. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 22 (2): 98–105. doi:10.4103/0971-3026.101080. PMC 3498649. PMID 23162250.
- ↑ Liu J, Wang Y, Sun X, Liu S, Yu Z, Ji N; et al. (2017). “Lesions of the central nervous system in leukemia: Pathological and magnetic resonance imaging features at presentation in 14 patients”. Oncol Lett. 14 (6): 8162–8170. doi:10.3892/ol.2017.7192. PMC 5755010. PMID 29344259.
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