title: Case report. Chemical-shift MRI of exogenous lipoid pneumonia.
abstract: Exogenous lipoid pneumonia results from the aspiration or inhalation of fatty substances, such as mineral oil found in laxatives or nasal medications containing liquid paraffin. We present standard and lipid-sensitive (Chemical-shift) MR findings in a patient with histologically confirmed lipoid pneumonia. The loss of signal intensity in an area of airspace disease on opposed-phase imaging was considered specific for the presence of lipid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winstom-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Choplin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiles
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011017:Pneumonia, Lipid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed