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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

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of cystic nephroma.

MRI

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

References

↑ 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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