title: Magnetic resonance imaging of cutaneous melanocytic lesions.
abstract: This is the first literature report on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination of cutaneous melanocytic or any other type of skin lesions. Good resolution, clinically useful MRI scans of a congenital nevus and a metastatic melanoma to the skin are presented. The potential usefulness of MRI technique to physicians dealing with cutaneous disease is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5032.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zemtsov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorig
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bergfield
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bailin
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary