title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the chest in the evaluation of cancer patients: state of the art.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has several advantages in the evaluation of cancer patients with thoracic lesions, including involvement of the chest wall, pleura, lungs, mediastinum, esophagus and heart. It is a quite useful tool in the diagnosis, staging, surgical planning, treatment response evaluation and follow-up of these patients. In the present review, the authors contextualize the relevance of MRI in the evaluation of thoracic lesions in cancer patients. Considering that MRI is a widely available method with high contrast and spatial resolution and without the risks associated with the use of ionizing radiation, its use combined with new techniques such as cine-MRI and functional methods such as perfusion- and diffusion-weighted imaging may be useful as an alternative tool with performance comparable or complementary to conventional radiological methods such as radiography, computed tomography and PET/CT imaging in the evaluation of patients with thoracic neoplasias.
authors: PhD, Radiologist, Specialist in Internal Medicine, Responsible for Chest Imaging Units at Hospital Heliópolis and A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Marcos Duarte
authors: MD
authors: Guimaraes
authors: PhD, Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Hochhegger
authors: PhD, Radiologist at Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Marcel Koenigkam
authors: MK
authors: Santos
authors: MD, Member of Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), Thoracic Radiologist at Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Pablo Rydz Pinheiro
authors: PR
authors: Santana
authors: PhD, Professor and Post-graduation Advisor, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Arthur Soares
authors: AS
authors: Sousa
authors: MD, Radiologist, Faculdade de Medicina São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Luciana Soares
authors: LS
authors: Souza
authors: PhD, Adjunct Coordinator of Post-Graduation, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Edson
authors: E
authors: Marchiori
keywords: Chest; Diffusion-weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Oncology; Thoracic lesions