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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 Wilms' tumor.
MRI
- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of wilms tumor.[1]
- One of the most important role of MRI in wilms tumor is to determine if tumor invaded inferior vena cava or not.[2]
- The findings of MRI are:[3]
- Low signal intensity on T1-weighted images.
- High signal intensity on T2-weighted images.
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.
- ↑ Kangarloo H, Dietrich RB, Ehrlich RM, Boechat MI, Feig SA (September 1986). "Magnetic resonance imaging of Wilms tumor". Urology. 28 (3): 203–7. PMID 3018975.