Magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose intralobar pulmonary sequestration.
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.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed