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Uveal melanoma MRI

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Overview

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on MRI suggestive of uveal melanoma include high intensity mass lesion (due to melanin and hemorrhage) on T1, and low intensity mass lesion on T2. The lesion enhances with gadolinium.

MRI

MRI

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of uveal melanoma. Findings on MRI suggestive of uveal melanoma include:

High intensity mass lesion (due to melanin and hemorrhage) on T1
Low intensity mass lesion on T2
The lesion enhances with gadolinium

Iris/ ciliary body melanoma

Case courtesy of Dr Dalia Ibrahim, <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/“>Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/cases/31362“>rID: 31362</a>

Chroida; melanoma

Case courtesy of Dr Ammar Haouimi, <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/“>Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/cases/60192“>rID: 60192</a>

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