Evaluation of complex mediastinal masses by magnetic resonance imaging.
MRI was used to diagnose a mediastinal mass in a elderly patient with previous repair of aortic coarctation. MRI excluded aneurysm by demonstrating a homogeneous mass encasing aorta and the bypass graft. A second thoracotomy was avoided. Moreover, outpatient testing was performed, without exposure to contrast agents, ionizing radiation, or an invasive procedure.
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA.
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Murrah
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D000368:Aged; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*