Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung MRI
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
On MRI, characteristic features for the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, include: pleural effusion assessment, guidance for biopsy of peripheral lung or mediastinal mass.
MRI
MRI
- Common features of MRI scan for the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, include:[1][2]
- Pleural effusion assessment
- Guidance for biopsy of peripheral lung or mediastinal mass
- May be useful in superior sulcus tumors to rule out brachial plexus involvement
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wang YX, Lo GG, Yuan J, Larson PE, Zhang X (2014). “Magnetic resonance imaging for lung cancer screen”. J Thorac Dis. 6 (9): 1340–8. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.43. PMC 4178109. PMID 25276380.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kundel HL (1981). “Predictive value and threshold detectability of lung tumors”. Radiology. 139 (1): 25–9. doi:10.1148/radiology.139.1.7208937. PMID 7208937.
- ↑ Sommer G, Stieltjes B (2015). “Magnetic resonance imaging for staging of non-small-cell lung cancer-technical advances and unmet needs”. J Thorac Dis. 7 (7): 1098–102. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.07.21. PMC 4522472. PMID 26380721.
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