Basal cell carcinoma MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name].
OR
[Location] MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on MRI suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no MRI findings associated with [disease name]. However, a MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
MRI
- Basal cell carcinoma is usually diagnosed based on history and physical examination
- MRI is useful when the tumor has any adjacent bony or perineural invasion[1]
- On T1- it appears as an enhancing isointense lesion
- On T2- it appears as an hyperintense lesion
References
- ↑ Baheti AD, Tirumani SH, Giardino A, Rosenthal MH, Tirumani H, Krajewski K, Ramaiya NH (February 2015). "Basal cell carcinoma: a comprehensive review for the radiologist". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 204 (2): W132–40. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.13160. PMID 25615773.
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