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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [3]

Overview

MRI is the modality of choice for assessment of hypothalamic, spleen, kidney, and other abdominal hamartomas. On MRI, hamartoma is characterized by a heterogeneous signal in T1 and high signal due to fat and cartilaginous components in T2.

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MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of hamartomas. Findings on MRI suggestive of hamartomas include:[1][2][3]

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Biliar Hamartomas


References

  1. Hypothalamic hamartoma.Dr Donna D'Souza et al. Radiopedia.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/pulmonary-hamartoma-1 Accessed on December 09, 2015
  2. Leiter Herrán F, Restrepo CS, Alvarez Gómez DI, Suby-Long T, Ocazionez D, Vargas D (March 2017). "Hamartomas from head to toe: an imaging overview". Br J Radiol. 90 (1071): 20160607. doi:10.1259/bjr.20160607. PMC 5601532. PMID 27936889.
  3. Saleem SN, Said AH, Lee DH (2007). "Lesions of the hypothalamus: MR imaging diagnostic features". Radiographics. 27 (4): 1087–108. doi:10.1148/rg.274065123. PMID 17620469.


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