Magnetic resonance imaging of the mediastinum

Can Assoc Radiol J. 1986 Sep;37(3):173-81.

Abstract

Seven normal volunteers and 69 patients with known disease in either the mediastinum or hila or both were imaged using a prototype magnetic resonance imager operating at 0.15T. Normal mediastinal and hilar structures were readily identified and mediastinal diseases were well demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The value of MRI lies in the morphological demonstration of the presence and extent of disease.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / diagnosis*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Mediastinum / anatomy & histology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed