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- Title
Retroperitoneal low-flow vascular malformations: characteristic MRI findings correlated with histopathological findings.
- Authors
Akita, Hirotaka; Yamada, Yoshitake; Ito, Yoshiaki; Mikami, Shuji; Sugiura, Hiroaki; Okuda, Shigeo; Jinzaki, Masahiro
- Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the MRI findings of retroperitoneal low-flow vascular malformations (RLVMs) correlated with histopathological findings. Methods: Two radiologists reviewed the MRI findings of 4 RLVMs (3 with capillary malformations and 1 with a venous malformation). First, they evaluated the visibility, signal intensities, and signal homogeneity of each lesion on non-fat-suppressed breath-hold T2-weighted single-shot fast spin-echo (non-FS SSFSE) images and fat-suppressed T2-weighted fast spin-echo (FS T2-weighted FSE) images. Second, the kinetic patterns and the internal enhancement patterns were analyzed for each lesion on multi-phasic contrast-enhanced (CE) images. After these image analyses, the MRI findings were correlated with the histopathological findings. Result: Histopathologically, the 4 RLVMs did not exhibit remarkable degeneration and were present in the retroperitoneal fat tissue without clear capsules. On the non-FS SSFSE images, 3 of the 4 RLVMs could not be discriminated from the surrounding retroperitoneal fat tissue (invisible), and the remaining lesion was barely visible with an indistinct margin. On the FS T2-weighted FSE images, however, all the RLVMs were clearly visualized as homogeneous high-signal intensities. On the multi-phasic CE images, all the capillary malformations exhibited fast enhancement, while a venous malformation showed slow enhancement. Furthermore, the RLVMs tended to exhibit a centripetal filling pattern. Conclusion: The RLVMs blended in with the surrounding retroperitoneal fat tissue on non-FS SSFSE images, like phantoms, whereas they were clearly visualized on FS T2-weighted FSE images. On multi-phasic CE images, the RLVMs tended to exhibit a centripetal filling pattern. These imaging features may be useful diagnostic clues for RLVMs.
- Subjects
HUMAN abnormalities; RETROPERITONEUM; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; HISTOPATHOLOGY; CONTRAST-enhanced ultrasound; MEDICAL radiology; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Abdominal Imaging, 2015, Vol 40, Issue 6, p1713
- ISSN
0942-8925
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00261-014-0319-2