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

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of metanephric adenoma. Findings on MRI suggestive of metanephric adenoma include hypointense signal on T1 weighted image and slightly hyperintense on T2 weighted image.

MRI

• MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of metanephric adenoma.
• MRI signal characteristics include:

• T1 weighted image:

• Hypointense signal

• T2 weighted image:

• Usually slightly hyperintense, but sometimes hypointense