title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lung as an Alternative for a Pregnant Woman with Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
abstract: We report a case of a pregnant 21-year-old woman with pulmonary tuberculosis in which magnetic resonance imaging of the lung was used to assess the extent and characteristics of the pathological changes. Although the lung has been mostly ignored in magnetic resonance imaging for many decades, today technical development enables detailed examinations of the lung. The technique is now entering the clinical arena and its indications are increasing. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lung is not only an alternative method without radiation exposure, it can provide additional information in pulmonary imaging compared to other modalities including computed tomography. We describe a successful application of magnetic resonance imaging of the lung and the imaging appearance of post-primary tuberculosis. This case report indicates that magnetic resonance imaging of the lung can potentially be the first choice imaging technique in pregnant women with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gießen, Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schloß
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gießen, Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heckrodt
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gießen, Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Polyclinic II, University Hospital Gießen, Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Discher
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gießen, Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Gabriele Anja
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Krombach
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: MRI; lung; pneumonia; pregnancy; tuberculosis