[Magnetic resonance tomography in the diagnosis of surgical diseases]

The authors analyse the first experience in the use of magnetic resonance tomography (MP-tomography) in the diagnosis of some surgical diseases. MR-tomography of the mammary gland (257 patients), thymus (55 patients), adrenals (41 patients), and hypophysis (18 patients) was conducted. The results of the examination were compared with the findings of other diagnostic methods and verified intraoperatively and histologically. The authors claim that the high informativeness of MR-tomography, its noninvasiveness, the absence of a radiation load, and the possibility of repeating the examination many times in three mutually-perpendicular planes distinguish the method favorably and dictate the necessity of its further study in clinical medicine.