Anaplastic thyroid cancer MRI

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

• MRI uses powerful magnetic forces and radio-frequency waves to make cross-sectional images of organs, tissues, bones, and blood vessel. A computer turns the images into 3-dimensional pictures. It may be used to:^[1][2]

• Check for cancer in the thyroid gland
• Check if the cancer has spread to other tissues such as the lymph nodes, brain, spine or abdominal organ.