Pseudo fat-saturated appearance of magnetic resonance head and neck images in 2 cachectic patients

Pseudo fat-saturated appearance of magnetic resonance head and neck images in 2 cachectic patients

Cachexia is a significant contributor to cancer mortality as it is responsible for up to 30% of cancer deaths. Magnetic resonance imaging offers a noninvasive approach to detect features of cachexia. T1-weighted images of cachectic patients have a “pseudo fat-saturated” appearance secondary to disap...

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Main Authors: Vibeeshan Jegatheeswaran, BHSc, Michael Chan, MD, Walter Kucharczyk, MD, Yingming Amy Chen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Cachexia
Orbits
MRI technique
Cancer imaging
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320305409

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