Cystic mediastinal masses and the role of MRI

Publication date: July–August 2018
Source:Clinical Imaging, Volume 50
Author(s): Rachna Madan, Lisa Ratanaprasatporn, Linda Ratanaprasatporn, Brett W. Carter, Jeanne B. Ackman
While some cystic masses can be definitively diagnosed on CT, others remain indeterminate. Because of its intrinsic superior soft tissue resolution, MR is an important tool in the evaluation of select mediastinal masses that are incompletely characterized on CT. This review describes how non-vascular MR provides greater diagnostic precision in the evaluation of indeterminate cystic mediastinal masses on CT. It also emphasizes key MR pulse sequences for optimal evaluation of problematic mediastinal masses.



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