Chest MRI

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MRI scans Vertebra, thoracic (mid back)

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Chest MRI

A normal MRI would not show any abnormalities in the size or position of organs in the chest cavity, as viewed from any plane. The MRI would not reveal any new growths or lesions. Organs would appear to be functioning normally (for those organs where MRI can indicate function).

The sensitivity of MRI depends, in part, on the experience of the radiologist.

A chest MRI may reveal disorders including:

• Thymus tumor
• Lung masses
• Esophageal mass
• Other masses (aggregations of cells) or tumors of the chest
• Abnormal lymph nodes
• Swollen glands and enlarged lymph nodes in any location of the chest
• Staging of tumors including invasion of blood vessels
• Alveolar bullae (COPD)
• Bronchial abnormalities
• Bronchiectasis
• Cystic lung lesions
• Pleural abnormalities, including thickening or pleural effusion
• Abnormal pulmonary vessels
• Coarctation of the aorta
• Aortic stenosis
• Aortic dissection
• Pericardial effusion
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm

• Atrial myxoma - right
• Atrial septal defect
• Cardiac tamponade
• Ischemic cardiomyopathy
• Mitral regurgitation - acute
• Mitral regurgitation - chronic
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Pericarditis - bacterial
• Pericarditis - constrictive
• Pericarditis - post-MI
• Pulmonary edema
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Skin lesion of histoplasmosis
• SVC obstruction

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