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==Overview== | |||
MRI lung is the least accepted modality in diagnosing lung abscess. | |||
==MRI== | |||
*It has a very minimal role in establishing diagnosis of lung abscess | |||
*It is superior to X-ray and almost as sensitive as CT but is only considered as an option in paediatrics and when CT is contraindicated.<ref name="pmid3873805">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wall SD, Fisher MR, Amparo EG, Hricak H, Higgins CB |title=Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of abscesses |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=144 |issue=6 |pages=1217–21 |year=1985 |pmid=3873805 |doi=10.2214/ajr.144.6.1217 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
MRI lung is the least accepted modality in diagnosing lung abscess.
MRI
- It has a very minimal role in establishing diagnosis of lung abscess
- It is superior to X-ray and almost as sensitive as CT but is only considered as an option in paediatrics and when CT is contraindicated.[1]
Reference
- ↑ Wall SD, Fisher MR, Amparo EG, Hricak H, Higgins CB (1985). "Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of abscesses". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 144 (6): 1217–21. doi:10.2214/ajr.144.6.1217. PMID 3873805.