title: Magnetic resonance imaging for multiple macronodular localized splenic tuberculosis.
abstract: Splenic tuberculosis is usually associated with disseminated miliary tuberculosis; it typically exhibits a multiple micronodular form. We report on magnetic resonance imaging findings of an extremely rare case of multiple macronodular splenic tuberculosis without extrasplenic involvement. The nodules showed hypointensity on T(2)-weighted images and gradual peripheral enhancement with complete fill-in. These findings are consistent with observations in disseminated splenic tuberculosis, except for the nodule and spleen sizes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Saiseikai Kurihashi Hospital, Kitakatsushika-Gun, Saitama 349-1105, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Mutsumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kazufumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitsuhashi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014400:Tuberculosis, Splenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery