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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zahir Ali Shaikh, MD[2]Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]

Overview

MRI

  • MRI has been considered the most useful modality in staging of neuroblastoma in recent years.
  • MRI is superior to CT scan when determining marrow infiltration and intra spinal tumor extension.
  • The advantages of MRI include lack of ionizing radiation and no necessity of using oral contrast.
  • MRI findings observed among neuroblastoma patients include:[1]
  • T1 weighted image demonstrates:
  • Hypointense hetrogenous mass
  • T1 weighted image with gadolinium contrast demonstrates:
  • Heterogeneous variable enhancement
  • T2 weighted image demonstrates:
  • Heterogeneous/hyperintense enhancement due necrosis and cyst formation

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Neuroblastoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/neuroblastoma Accessed on October, 4 2015


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