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MRI of Focal Splenic Lesions Without and With Dynamic Gadolinium Enhancement

¹ Department of Radiology, MR Unit, Clinica Las Nieves, Sercosa, Carmelo Torres 2, Jaén 23007, Spain.
² Department of Radiology, MR Unit, Reina Sofia Hospital, Córdoba 14004, Spain.
³ MR Unit, Dadisa, Recinto Inferior Zona Franca, Cádiz 11001, Spain.
⁴ MR Unit, Ressalta, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Córdoba 14012, Spain.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.

OBJECTIVE. Our purpose was to identify the MR features of focal splenic lesions with an emphasis on enhancement patterns. The addition of a contrast-enhanced dynamic sequence to unenhanced MR images improves the study of focal splenic lesions. The analysis of the MR features along with the clinical history permits either the characterization of the most common splenic lesions or improvement in the detection of malignant diseases.

CONCLUSION. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI improves the detection and characterization of focal splenic lesions.

Keywords: CT • lymphoma • MRI • spleen

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