Evolution of pulmonary perfusion defects demonstrated with contrast-enhanced dynamic MR perfusion imaging.
Pulmonary perfusion defects can be demonstrated with contrast-enhanced dynamic MR perfusion imaging. We present the case of a patient with a pulmonary artery sarcoma who presented with a post-operative pulmonary embolus and was followed in the post-operative period with dynamic contrast-enhanced MR perfusion imaging. This technique allows rapid imaging of the first passage of contrast material through the lung after bolus injection in a peripheral vein. To our knowledge, this case report is the first to describe the use of this MR technique in showing the evolution of peripheral pulmonary perfusion defects associated with pulmonary emboli.
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Department of Radiology, Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique Louis Pradel, 59 boulevard Pinel, BP Lyon-Montchat, F-69394 Lyon 03, France.
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Berthezène
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D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium