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Wilms' tumor MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Wilms tumor. One of the most important role of MRI in Wilms tumor is to determine if tumor invaded inferior vena cava or not.
MRI
MRI
- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of Wilms tumor. Findings on MRI suggestive of Wilms tumor include:[1][2]
- Invasion to inferior vena cava
- Low signal intensity on T1-weighted images
- High signal intensity on T2-weighted images
References
References
- ↑ Belt TG, Cohen MD, Smith JA, Cory DA, McKenna S, Weetman R (May 1986). “MRI of Wilms’ tumor: promise as the primary imaging method”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 146 (5): 955–61. doi:10.2214/ajr.146.5.955. PMID 3008542.
- ↑ Breipohl W, Bijvank GJ, Zippel HP (July 1973). “[Scanning electron microscopy of the olfactory glands in the gold fish (Carassius auratus)]”. Z Zellforsch Mikrosk Anat (in German). 140 (4): 567–82. PMID 4728852.
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