Desmoid tumor MRI

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

MRI

MRI, as is the case with other soft tissue tumours, is more sensitive to local tumour extension. Their appearance is accounted for by their dense cellularity. Typical signal characteristics include:

MRI Component	Features
T1​	low signal intensity
T1 C+ (Gd)	may show homogeneous, inhomogeneous, or no significant enhancement
T2	low signal intensity