MR evaluation of solid renal masses.
After diagnosis of a suspicious renal mass on ultrasound or CT, renal MR imaging typically is ordered to characterize the mass further, stage the mass, or resolve discordant ultrasound and CT results. MR imaging may also be ordered in cases in which ultrasound is poor or in instances in which contrast-enhanced CT may be ill advised.
Ho
Vincent B
VB
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. vho@usuhs.mil
Choyke
Peter L
PL
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging