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- The 33rd Diagnostic Imaging Seminar -
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Morphologic Evaluation of Lung Cancer and Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
Yasuyuki Kurihara1, Kunihiro Yagihashi1, Shin Matsuoka1, Yoshiko K. Yakushiji1, Yasuo Nakajima11Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan
In daily practice, computed tomography (CT) plays a primary role in the assessment of lung cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has rarely been used to view the lung parenchyma, however, recent advances in the software and hardware of MR systems have resulted in better image quality. In this review, we describe several solutions for the problems related to chest MRI, specific signal intensity patterns of various focal pulmonary lesions, evaluation of the chest wall and cardiovascular invasion, and several new topics.
key words: MRI, Lung, Lung cancer, Cine MRI, Diffusion weighted image (DWI)
JJLC 48 (4): 312-317, 2008
