[Carcinoid tumor of the small bowel: value of hydro-MR imaging for diagnosis].
Hydro-MR imaging is a technique based on the use of a strongly T2-weighted single-shot fast spin-echo (SSFSE) sequence, similar to that used for MR-cholangiography. We report herein one case of carcinoid tumor of the small bowel diagnosed by hydro-MR imaging. This non invasive MR technique showed suggestive features such as radial convergence and segmental dilatation of a small bowel loop, similar to those seen on conventional follow-through studies. This case illustrates the major role that may be played in the future by hydro-MR imaging for the non invasive diagnosis of carcinoid tumor of the small bowel without the use of ionizing radiation.
Azoulay
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Service de radiologie viscérale et vasculaire, Hôpital Lariboisière-AP-HP, 2 Rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris 10.
Boudiaf
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M
Soyer
Ph
P
Hamzi
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L
Abitbol
M
M
Najmeh
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N
Rymer
R
R
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014867:Water
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