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European Journal of General Medicine
Medical Investigations Society
ISSN: 1304-3897
Vol. 6, No. 4, 2009, pp. 239-244
Bioline Code: gm09049
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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European Journal of General Medicine, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2009, pp. 239-244

 en Pulmonary MR angiography in Swyer-James syndrome
Yakut, Zeynep İlerisoy.; Sakarya, Emin M.; Paksoy, Yahya; Koç, Osman; Özbek, Orhan; Süerdem, Mecit; Uzun, Kürşat; Kıvrak, Ali Sami & Ödev, Kemal

Abstract

Aim : The aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) imaging findings in Swyer - James syndrome (SJS) as a alternative imaging modalities.

Methods : Thirteen patients had posteroanterior inspiratory/expira-tory chest X-ray films and pulmonary MRA with SJS (6 males, 7 females) were retrospectively studied . Gradient-echo pulmonary MRA was performed in all patients with a 1. 5 T MR unit. MRA imaging was performed in a single breath-hold during the injection of contrast media. Image analysis of the patients was performed. The results of pulmonary artery diameters and pulmonary periph-eral vasculature were compared between normal sides versus the affected sides. Statistical analysis was performed with the Student t test.

Results : The smaller pulmonary artery on the affected side with poor peripheral vasculature was observed with gadolinium-en-hanced gradient-echo MRA in all patients . There was a significant difference between the diameters of the pulmonary arteries of the normal versus the disease sides (p< 0.0005).

Conclusion: MRA successfully depicted the small pulmonary artery with diminished peripheral vasculature in patients with SJS. This study showed the pulmonary MRA imaging could be used as a al-ternative imaging modalities in the evaluation of patient with SJS.

Keywords
Hyperlucent lung, MR, MR angiography.

 
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