TY - JOUR
T1 - Retroperitoneal low-flow vascular malformations
T2 - characteristic MRI findings correlated with histopathological findings
AU - Akita, Hirotaka
AU - Yamada, Yoshitake
AU - Ito, Yoshiaki
AU - Mikami, Shuji
AU - Sugiura, Hiroaki
AU - Okuda, Shigeo
AU - Jinzaki, Masahiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/8/12
Y1 - 2015/8/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Breath-hold T2-weighted single-shot fast spin-echo image
KW - Centripetal filling pattern
KW - Phantom sign
KW - Retroperitoneal low-flow vascular malformation
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U2 - 10.1007/s00261-014-0319-2
DO - 10.1007/s00261-014-0319-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 25490903
AN - SCOPUS:84938958382
VL - 40
SP - 1713
EP - 1720
JO - Abdominal Radiology
JF - Abdominal Radiology
SN - 2366-004X
IS - 6
ER -