The value of STIR pulse sequence MR imaging in patients with pulmonary carcinoma
Xiang, Z.; Hu, Y.
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 22(1): 59-60
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0253-3766 PMID: 11776602 Document Number: 523086
To evaluate the value of short TI inversion-recovery (STIR) MR imaging technique in diagnosing pulmonary carcinoma. One hundred and eight patients with pathologically confirmed pulmonary carcinoma were examined by STIR pulse sequence and the results were compared with these by SE pulse sequence. STIR MR imaging was superior to conventional SE pulse sequences in significantly increasing the detection rate of lesions, improving images along the edge of the lesion, tumor invasion to adjacent structures, and demonstrating lymph node enlargement. STIR, with its sensitivity, is particularly useful to reveal metastatic lymph nodes and invasion to the pleura and chest wall.