| Usefulness of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating solitary pulmonary nodules. | |
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PMID: 18331971 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) poses a challenge to radiologists. Chest computed tomography (CT) is considered the standard technique for assessing morphologic findings and intrathoracic spread of an SPN. Although the clinical role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for SPNs remains limited, considerable experience has been gained with MRI of thoracic diseases. Dynamic MRI and dynamic CT are useful for differentiating between malignant and benign SPNs (especially tuberculomas and hamartomas). Furthermore, dynamic MRI is useful for assessing tumor vascularity, interstitium, and vascular endothelial growth factor expression, and for predicting survival outcome among patients with peripheral pulmonary carcinoma. These advantages make dynamic MRI a promising method and a potential biomarker for characterizing tumor response to anti-angiogenic treatment as well as for predicting survival outcomes after treatment. |
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Authors:
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Kiminori Fujimoto |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review Date: 2008-03-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society Volume: 8 ISSN: 1470-7330 ISO Abbreviation: Cancer Imaging Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-03-11 Completed Date: 2008-03-27 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101172931 Medline TA: Cancer Imaging Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 36-44 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine and Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Kurume University Hospital, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011 Japan. kimichan@med.kurume-u.ac.jp |
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
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diagnosis Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / metabolism Contrast Media Diagnosis, Differential Gadolinium / diagnostic use Hamartoma / diagnosis Humans Image Enhancement* / methods Lung Diseases / diagnosis Lung Neoplasms / blood supply, diagnosis*, metabolism, pathology, radiography Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods* Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / diagnosis Positron-Emission Tomography Prognosis Sensitivity and Specificity Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / blood supply, diagnosis*, metabolism, pathology, radiography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tuberculoma / diagnosis Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism |
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0/Contrast Media; 0/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; 7440-54-2/Gadolinium |
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