Re: Can an MRI see cancer?
bj wrote:
I don't think this is true for all cancers.
I don't know about liver, though.
bj
"D" <dejanvukos71@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes.MRI can see masses,and by using different combination of pulse
sequences,as well as paramagnetic IV contrast,it can determine is it
cancerous,or benign.The newest technique,whole-body MRI,is used to
screen for tumours,and for follow-up of the patients that are known to
have a tumour.
mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Simple question. The doctor told my wife that the mass on her liver was
begin based on the results of an MRI.
It's true for many if not most cancers ... anything that manifests
itself in a mass. Masses have demonstrated certain appearances
historically on MRI or CT. Some have certain shapes ... some have
certain densities. A true radiological expert who has lots of
experience, can make a statement that a suspicious spot on MRI is very
unlikely or very likely to be a malignant mass ... and even sometimes
what type of malignancy it is likely to be. It's pretty amazing. Of
course, final word is the biopsy.
Larry E.
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