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Mr Imaging with Histopathological Correlation in Vertebral Metastases of Breast Cancer
- Source :
- Acta Radiologica. 33:213-220
- Publication Year :
- 1992
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 1992.
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Abstract
- In 5 patients with advanced breast cancer and spinal metastases MR imaging of the spine was performed before and/or after death. T1-, proton density-, and T2-weighted and “phase contrast” images were obtained in the sagittal plane. Autopsies included histopathologic examination of whole sagittal sections of the vertebral body. The relative signal intensities on the different MR sequences of various tissues identified histologically were evaluated. “Phase contrast” images combined with T1-weighted images were highly sensitive in detecting metastases. All metastatic tumours over 3 mm in size were found with MR imaging. Vertebrae containing connective tissue and reactive bone marrow had an MR appearance similar to that of metastases even though no metastases were found histopathologically.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
business.industry
Mammary gland
Cancer
Connective tissue
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Sagittal plane
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Metastasis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine.anatomical_structure
Breast cancer
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Radiology
Bone marrow
business
Rachis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16000455 and 02841851
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Radiologica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b7d27dc4d5d2c6324872177f5052273a