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Lung abscess MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MRI lung is the least accepted modality in diagnosing lung abscess.
MRI
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
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.
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