Lung abscess MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

MRI lung is the least accepted modality in diagnosing lung abscess.

MRI

It has a very minimal role in establishing diagnosis of lung abscess
It is superior to X-ray and almost as sensitive as CT but is only considered as an option in paediatrics and when CT is contraindicated.^[1]

Reference

↑ Wall SD, Fisher MR, Amparo EG, Hricak H, Higgins CB (1985). “Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of abscesses”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 144 (6): 1217–21. doi:10.2214/ajr.144.6.1217. PMID 3873805.

Overview