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*MRI scan may be used for diagnosis or assessment of the following:<ref name="pmid25276380">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang YX, Lo GG, Yuan J, Larson PE, Zhang X |title=Magnetic resonance imaging for lung cancer screen |journal=J Thorac Dis |volume=6 |issue=9 |pages=1340–8 |year=2014 |pmid=25276380 |pmc=4178109 |doi=10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.43 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7208937">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kundel HL |title=Predictive value and threshold detectability of lung tumors |journal=Radiology |volume=139 |issue=1 |pages=25–9 |year=1981 |pmid=7208937 |doi=10.1148/radiology.139.1.7208937 |url=}}</ref>
*MRI scan may be used for diagnosis or assessment of the following:<ref name="pmid25276380">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang YX, Lo GG, Yuan J, Larson PE, Zhang X |title=Magnetic resonance imaging for lung cancer screen |journal=J Thorac Dis |volume=6 |issue=9 |pages=1340–8 |year=2014 |pmid=25276380 |pmc=4178109 |doi=10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.43 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7208937">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kundel HL |title=Predictive value and threshold detectability of lung tumors |journal=Radiology |volume=139 |issue=1 |pages=25–9 |year=1981 |pmid=7208937 |doi=10.1148/radiology.139.1.7208937 |url=}}</ref>
:*[[Pleural effusion]] assessment
:*[[Pleural effusion]] assessment.
:*Guidance for [[thoracentesis]]  
:*Guidance for [[thoracentesis]].
:*Guidance for [[biopsy]] of peripheral lung or [[mediastinal mass]]  
:*Guidance for [[biopsy]] of peripheral lung or [[mediastinal mass]].
:*May be useful in superior sulcus tumors to rule out [[brachial plexus]] involvement
:*May be useful in superior sulcus tumors to rule out [[brachial plexus]] involvement.


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Trusha Tank, M.D.[2]

Overview

On MRI, there are no specific findings of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung. MRI may be done for the pleural effusion assessment, guidance for thoracentesis, and guidance for biopsy of peripheral lung or mediastinal mass.

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On MRI, there are no specific findings of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the lung.[1][2]

  • MRI scan may be used for diagnosis or assessment of the following:[3][4]

References

  1. Sommer G, Stieltjes B (2015). "Magnetic resonance imaging for staging of non-small-cell lung cancer-technical advances and unmet needs". J Thorac Dis. 7 (7): 1098–102. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.07.21. PMC 4522472. PMID 26380721.
  2. Parker MS, Chasen MH, Paul N (2009). "Radiologic signs in thoracic imaging: case-based review and self-assessment module". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192 (3 Suppl): S34–48. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.7081. PMID 19234288.
  3. Wang YX, Lo GG, Yuan J, Larson PE, Zhang X (2014). "Magnetic resonance imaging for lung cancer screen". J Thorac Dis. 6 (9): 1340–8. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.08.43. PMC 4178109. PMID 25276380.
  4. Kundel HL (1981). "Predictive value and threshold detectability of lung tumors". Radiology. 139 (1): 25–9. doi:10.1148/radiology.139.1.7208937. PMID 7208937.


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