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Published on: March 29, 2019
Evolving role of magnetic resonance imaging in renal cancer imaging
Brian H Eisner1, Michael P Kurtz, Mukesh G Harisinghani
1Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. beisner@partners.org
Abstract:
MRI is an imaging modality that is used in the evaluation and treatment of renal cancer. Although less frequently used than CT, MRI is useful in several aspects of renal cancer evaluation and may have some advantages. MRI has shown promising results for renal cancer staging (especially determination of vascular invasion by tumor), in differentiating malignant from benign complex cystic renal lesions, and in the treatment and follow-up of minimally invasive ablative therapies for renal cancer. In addition, new research shows promise for novel applications of MRI. Herein we review the evolving of MRI in renal cancer imaging.
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