Oral cancer MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sargun Singh Walia M.B.B.S.[2]Simrat Sarai, M.D. [3]
Overview
Oral MRI scan may be diagnostic of oral cancer.
MRI findings
- An MRI scan may be used to examine oral cancer.
- MRIs provide a very detailed view, and can be useful in determining whether or not the cancer has spread, either to other areas in the neck or other regions of the body.
- Information from diagnostic imaging studies may be used in staging.
- Magnetic resonance imaging offers an advantage over computed tomographic scans in the detection and localization of head and neck tumors and in the distinction of lymph nodes from blood vessels.
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References
- ↑ Case courtesy of Dr Sandeep Bhuta , <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/27409">rID: 27409</a>