Magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose intralobar pulmonary sequestration

Chest. 1987 Apr;91(4):500-2. doi: 10.1378/chest.91.4.500.

Abstract

Confirmation of the diagnosis of intralobar pulmonary sequestration has usually required angiographic demonstration of the systemic arterial supply. We report a young man who presented with non-resolving pneumonia where magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested the correct diagnosis by demonstrating two arteries arising from the aorta supplying the sequestrum. MRI appears to offer a safe, noninvasive alternative for the diagnosis of sequestration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteries
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lung / blood supply
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed