Feasibility of ultrafast dynamic magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis: A case report

Yuka Kikuchi; Mio Mori; Tomoyuki Fujioka; Emi Yamaga; Goshi Oda; Tsuyoshi Nakagawa; Anri Koyanagi; Shohei Tomii; Kazunori Kubota; Ukihide Tateishi

European Journal of Radiology Open (Jan 2020)

Feasibility of ultrafast dynamic magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis: A case report

Yuka Kikuchi,
Mio Mori,
Tomoyuki Fujioka,
Emi Yamaga,
Goshi Oda,
Tsuyoshi Nakagawa,
Anri Koyanagi,
Shohei Tomii,
Kazunori Kubota,
Ukihide Tateishi

Affiliations

Yuka Kikuchi: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Mio Mori: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan; Corresponding author.
Tomoyuki Fujioka: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Emi Yamaga: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Goshi Oda: Department of Surgery, Breast Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Tsuyoshi Nakagawa: Department of Surgery, Breast Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Anri Koyanagi: Department of Comprehensive Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Shohei Tomii: Department of Pathology, Medical Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan
Kazunori Kubota: Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi, Shimotsugagun Mibumachi, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
Ukihide Tateishi: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 8510, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7
p. 100261

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A 74 year old Japanese woman was diagnosed with invasive breast carcinoma. Her axillary lymph node was slightly swollen and had a short-axis diameter of 8 mm, but fine-needle aspiration did not lead to the diagnosis of metastasis. Subsequent 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography showed no abnormal accumulation on the lymph node. Ultrafast dynamic magnetic resonance imaging yielded a very fast contrast enhancement like that of the primary lesion based on which we suspected lymph node metastasis. To our knowledge, this is the first report that shows that ultrafast imaging has contributed to the diagnosis of axillary lymph node metastasis.

Published in European Journal of Radiology Open

ISSN: 2352-0477 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/european-journal-of-radiology-open/

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