Heterogeneous Enhancement Pattern in DCE-MRI Reveals the Morphology of Normal Lymph Nodes: An Experimental Study.

Pietro BontempiAlice BusatoGiamaica ContiSabino Walter Della SalaPasquina MarzolaPaolo Farace

Published in: Contrast media & molecular imaging (2019)

DCE-MRI in normal lymph nodes shows a characteristic heterogeneous pattern, discriminating the periphery and the central portion of the lymph nodes. Such a pattern deserves to be investigated as a diagnostic marker for lymph node staging.

Keyphrases

lymph node
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
early stage
atomic force microscopy