MRI of chest; MRI of thorax

Indications

• staging of lung cancer
  • allergies to iodinated contrast
  • involvement of mediastinum

Notes

• spatial resolution of chest MRI limited by respiratory & cardiac motion artifacts due to longer acquisition time than CT

More general terms

• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, diffusion-weighted MRI)

More specific terms

• cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR imaging)

Additional terms

• thorax