Concepedia

Dynamic MRI of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules: Comparison of Enhancement Patterns of Malignant and Benign Small Peripheral Lung Lesions

Rei Kono, Kiminori Fujimoto, Hiroshi Terasaki, Néstor L. Müller, Seiya Kato, Junko Sadohara, Naofumi Hayabuchi, Shinzo Takamori

American Journal of Roentgenology · 2006 · 112 citations · 39 references

DOI

Abstract

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI is helpful in differentiating benign from malignant solitary pulmonary nodules. Absence of significant enhancement is a strong predictor that a lesion is benign.

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