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Stomach cancer MRI


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

Overview

Overview

MRI has better soft tissue sensitivity than CT.Individual layers may be better differentiated on MRI compared with CT. Hence, better T staging of stomach cancer. Water or effervescent granules are used to distend stomach to perform MRI.

MRI

MRI

MRI has better soft tissue sensitivity than CT. Individual layers may be better differentiated on MRI compared with CT.[1] Hence, better T staging of stomach cancer. Water or effervescent granules are used to distend stomach to perform MRI.[2]

References

References

  1. Keogan MT, Edelman RR (August 2001). “Technologic advances in abdominal MR imaging”. Radiology. 220 (2): 310–20. doi:10.1148/radiology.220.2.r01au22310. PMID 11477231.
  2. Hallinan JT, Venkatesh SK (May 2013). “Gastric carcinoma: imaging diagnosis, staging and assessment of treatment response”. Cancer Imaging. 13: 212–27. doi:10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0023. PMC 3667568. PMID 23722535.

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