Appendicular abscess MRI

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the common technique for diagnosing appendicitis in children and pregnant patients.

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MRI usage has become investigation of choice in the diagnosis of appendicular abscess for children and pregnant patients because of [1]

  • Low risk of radiation in children and developing fetus.
  • The enlarged uterus displaces the appendix during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, making it difficult to find by ultrasound. An MRI is therefore preferred.

On an MRI, a periappendiceal stranding appears as an increased fluid signal on the T2 weighted sequence (while it is reflected by fat stranding on a CT scan).[1]

Axial T2-Weighted MRI demonstrates a dilated fluid filled appendix with periappendiceal fat stranding and two appendicoliths (dark signal within the appendix lumen).[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Image courtesy of Radiologypics. Radiologypics