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Pulmonary nodule MRI

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [3]

Overview

Overview

On MRI, characteristic features of pulmonary nodule include higher soft tissue contrast, lack of radiation exposure, lesion characterization by evaluation of signal intensities, and characterization of the dynamics of contrast uptake.

MRI

MRI

On MRI, characteristic features of pulmonary nodule include:[1]

MRI showing solitary pulmonary nodule (White arrows) National Library of Medicine)


References

References

  1. Biederer J, Hintze C, Fabel M (2008). “MRI of pulmonary nodules: technique and diagnostic value”. Cancer Imaging. 8: 125–30. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2008.0018. PMC 2413430. PMID 18519226.

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