Magnetic resonance imaging of the thorax: the advantages of coronal and sagittal planes
Journal Article
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· AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
A major advantage of MRI of the thorax is its ability to display sagittal and coronal planes without relying on cumbersome patient positioning or reformatting of multiple transverse slices as in CT. The vertical orientation of viscera and vessels within the mediastinum is ideally suited to imaging in these planes, which may be considered analogous to the standard radiographic posteroanterior (PA) and lateral views of the chest. Since radiologists and clinicians alike are thoroughly familiar with thoracic anatomay in these planes, it would seem desirable to adopt coronal and sagittal MR images as the standard projections for MRI of the thorax, reserving axial and oblique projections for situations in which they may provide additional information. To this end, the authors describe normal sagittal and coronal anatomy of the thorax and illustrate some examples of pathology in these planes.
- Research Organization:
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH
- OSTI ID:
- 5910248
- Journal Information:
- AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 143:6; ISSN AAJRD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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