title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Perirenal Pathology.
abstract: The perirenal space can be involved by a variety of neoplastic, inflammatory, infectious, and proliferative disorders. Magnetic resonance imaging is often an ideal technique for identification and staging of lesions arising within the perirenal space, with its superior soft tissue characterization as well as its ability to visualize extension into blood vessels and adjacent organs. This pictorial essay describes the magnetic resonance imaging appearance of a variety of pathologies which can arise from or involve the perirenal space, and provides a framework for categorization and differential diagnosis of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Electronic address: glockner.james@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Glockner
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Christine U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; Perirenal; Renal