title: MRI of focal splenic lesions without and with dynamic gadolinium enhancement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to identify the MR features of focal splenic lesions with an emphasis on enhancement patterns. The addition of a contrast-enhanced dynamic sequence to unenhanced MR images improves the study of focal splenic lesions. The analysis of the MR features along with the clinical history permits either the characterization of the most common splenic lesions or improvement in the detection of malignant diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI improves the detection and characterization of focal splenic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, MR Unit, Clinica Las Nieves, Sercosa, Carmelo Torres 2, Jaén 23007, Spain. aluna70@sercosa.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ribes
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caro
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aumente
authors.forename: Pablo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium