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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
MRI is helpful in the diagnosis of glomus tumor. Findings on MRI suggestive of glomus tumor includes hyperintense signal on T2 and PD (proton-density) weighted imaging.[1]
MRI
- MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of glomus tumor. Findings on MRI suggestive of glomus tumor include:[2]
- T1 images
- Slightly hypointense or hyperintense
- T2 images
- Hyperintense
- T1 images
- Depending on the histologic subtype, diagnosis of glomus tumor may be more difficult and the signal can sometimes appear similar to the nail bed.
- The T1 image appears much more intense following gadolinium injection, allowing the lesion to be visualized more clearly.
- The technique can be particularly useful for the detection of early lesions, which are very small (even 2 mm lesions) and difficult to diagnose either by physical examination or using other imaging techniques.
- It can also be useful for assessment of patients with recurrence or incomplete resolution of symptoms following surgery.[2]
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T1 |
Hypointense or hyperintense |
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T2 |
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T1 with contrast |
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References
- ↑ Glomus tumor. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/glomangioma Accessed on January 7, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Drapé JL, Idy-Peretti I, Goettmann S, Wolfram-Gabel R, Dion E, Grossin M; et al. (1995). "Subungual glomus tumors: evaluation with MR imaging". Radiology. 195 (2): 507–15. doi:10.1148/radiology.195.2.7724775. PMID 7724775.