title: MRI of the stomach: a pictorial review with a focus on oncological applications and gastric motility.
abstract: The purpose of this pictorial review is to demonstrate gastric pathology seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and discuss the essential MRI sequences for the evaluation of benign and malignant gastric pathologies. Common tumors of the stomach, polyposis syndromes, iatrogenic conditions, as well as other conditions of the stomach will be reviewed. The utility of MRI in the evaluation of patients with gastric malignancies and disorders of gastric motility will also be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 W Taylor Street, Suite 2511, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA, sheybani@uic.edu.
authors.forename: Arman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheybani
authors.forename: Christine O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Menias
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Amy Kiyo
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Alvin C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Motoyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrasegaran
mesh_terms: D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology