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==Appendicitis MRI== | ==Appendicitis MRI== | ||
*MRI usage has become common in the diagnosis of appendicitis for children and pregnant patients.<ref name="wiki1">Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015</ref> | *MRI usage has become common in the diagnosis of appendicitis for children and pregnant patients.<ref name="wiki1">Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015</ref> | ||
**The high dosage of radiation can be harmful for children and developing fetus, while posing a nearly negligible risk in healthy adults. | **The high dosage of [[radiation]] can be harmful for children and developing [[fetus]], while posing a nearly negligible risk in healthy adults. | ||
**The enlarged [[uterus]] displaces the appendix during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, making it difficult to find by ultrasound. An MRI is therefore preferred.<ref name="wiki1">Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015</ref> | **The enlarged [[uterus]] displaces the [[appendix]] during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, making it difficult to find by [[ultrasound]]. An MRI is therefore preferred.<ref name="wiki1">Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015</ref> | ||
*On an MRI, a periappendiceal stranding appears as an increased fluid signal on the T2 weighted sequence (while it is reflected by fat stranding on a [[CT scan]]).<ref name="wiki1">Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015</ref> | *On an MRI, a periappendiceal stranding appears as an increased fluid signal on the T2 weighted sequence (while it is reflected by fat stranding on a [[CT scan]]).<ref name="wiki1">Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015</ref> | ||
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Axial T2-Weighted MRI demonstrates a dilated fluid filled appendix with periappendiceal fat stranding and two appendicoliths (dark signal within the appendix lumen).<ref | Axial T2-Weighted MRI demonstrates a dilated fluid filled appendix with periappendiceal fat stranding and two appendicoliths (dark signal within the appendix lumen).<ref>Image courtesy of Radiologypics. [http://radiologypics.com/2014/03/21/perforated-appendicitis-mri/ Radiologypics]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Appendicitis MRI
- MRI usage has become common in the diagnosis of appendicitis for children and pregnant patients.[1]
- The high dosage of radiation can be harmful for children and developing fetus, while posing a nearly negligible risk in healthy adults.
- The enlarged uterus displaces the appendix during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, making it difficult to find by ultrasound. An MRI is therefore preferred.[1]
- On an MRI, a periappendiceal stranding appears as an increased fluid signal on the T2 weighted sequence (while it is reflected by fat stranding on a CT scan).[1]
Axial T2-Weighted MRI demonstrates a dilated fluid filled appendix with periappendiceal fat stranding and two appendicoliths (dark signal within the appendix lumen).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appendicitis. Wikipedia (26 November 2015).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendicitis#Imaging Accessed on December 7, 2015
- ↑ Image courtesy of Radiologypics. Radiologypics