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Esophageal cancer MRI

Introduction

Overview

Overview

MRI can be useful when used with positron emission tomography (PET) for staging esophageal cancer since it has greater soft tissue contrast than CT.

MRI

MRI

  • MRI-PET can be used to scan the entire body for metastasis with the same accuracy as CT-PET.[1][2][3]
  • It should be noted that endoscopic ultrasound is more sensitive than MRI and CT.
References

References

  1. ↑ Krasna MJ, Reed CE, Nedzwiecki D, Hollis DR, Luketich JD, DeCamp MM, Mayer RJ, Sugarbaker DJ (2001). “CALGB 9380: a prospective trial of the feasibility of thoracoscopy/laparoscopy in staging esophageal cancer”. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 71 (4): 1073–9. PMID 11308139.
  2. ↑ Petrillo R, Balzarini L, Bidoli P, Ceglia E, D’Ippolito G, Tess JD, Musumeci R (1990). “Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: MRI evaluation of mediastinum”. Gastrointest Radiol. 15 (4): 275–8. PMID 2210193.
  3. ↑ Lehr L, Rupp N, Siewert JR (1988). “Assessment of resectability of esophageal cancer by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging”. Surgery. 103 (3): 344–50. PMID 3344487.

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