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Cross Sectional Imaging for Abdominal Pathology - MRI

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So when we think about an MRI.

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An MRI is particularly good as a sort

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of complementary sort of diagnostic tool

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in addition to CT in order to sort of

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further characterize the area the lesion in question.

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So it really supports greater visualization

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of soft tissue characteristics, which you can see in this

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gastrocolic metastasis on the MRI to

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the right. So the signals that the MRI affords

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allows us to sort of really appreciate the

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characteristics of the

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tissue in question.

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So by clinically correlating the T1 and 22

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sequences, we can actually ascertain the

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Acuity versus the chronicity of the

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area in question. Perhaps it's active

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inflammation or edema.

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Perhaps there's fat content. Perhaps is

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fluid.

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Serous versus kylas all very important

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things as we evaluate the area in

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question.

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Faculty

Mikhail CSS Higgins, MD, MPH

Director, Radiology Medical Student Clerkships; Director, ESIR

Boston University Medical Center

Tags

Retroperitoneum

Peritoneum/Mesentery

Oncologic Imaging

MRI

Interventional

Genitourinary (GU)

Gastrointestinal (GI)

Body