Papillary thyroid cancer MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]
Overview
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer. It may be suggestive of lymph node involvement as the first presentation of papillary thyroid cancer on MRI imaging.
MRI
MRI
- MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer. It may be suggestive of lymph node involvement as the first presentation of papillary thyroid cancer on MRI imaging.
- MRI findings associated with nodal involvement include:[1]
- Cystic components
- Calcification
- Hyperintensity on T1 due to proteinaceous or hemorrhagic content
- Papillary thyroid cancer may appear as a heterogeneous, enhancing mass on T1-weighted MRI images.[2]
- MRI imaging may also be helpful for assessment of thyroid cancer recurrence.
MRI Examples of Papillary thyroid cancer:
References
References
- ↑ Hoang, Jenny K.; Vanka, Jyotsna; Ludwig, Benjamin J.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). “Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Head and Neck Cancer With CT and MRI: Tips, Traps, and a Systematic Approach”. American Journal of Roentgenology. 200 (1): W17–W25. doi:10.2214/AJR.12.8960. ISSN 0361-803X.
- ↑ Hoang, Jenny K.; Branstetter, Barton F. IV; Gafton, Andreia R.; Lee, Wai K.; Glastonbury, Christine M. (2013). “Imaging of thyroid carcinoma with CT and MRI: approaches to common scenarios”. Cancer Imaging. 13 (1): 128–139. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0013. ISSN 1470-7330.
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle. Radiopaedia (original file ‘’here’’.Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
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