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

Overview

MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of familial amyloidosis. Findings on liver MRI suggestive of familial amyloidosis include liver enlargement with heterogeneous decreased attenuation, asymmetric and triangular hepatomegaly with the apex at the falciform ligament, and parenchymal calcification. Findings on renal MRI suggestive of familial amyloidosis include hypodense lesions on T2, kidney enlargement with heterogeneous decreased attenuation, and parenchymal calcification. Findings on cardiac MRI suggestive of familial amyloidosis include thickening of ventricular and atrial walls and valvular leaflets due to deposition of amyloid fibrils, enlarged atria caused by diastolic dysfunction and/or valvular dysfunction due to amyloid deposition, heart enlargement with heterogeneous decreased attenuation, cardiac calcification, and pericardial effusion.

MRI

In cardiac amyloidosis the MRI findings may include[1]:

In hepatic amyloidosis the MRI scan findings may include:

In renal amyloidosis the MRI findings may include:

In amyloidosis involving the peripheral nerves the MRI findings may include:

  • Perineural enhancement

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MRI showing cardiac amyloidosis (yellow arrow). [2]
MRI showing hypothalamic amyloidosis (yellow arrows). [3]


References

  1. Falk RH, Quarta CC, Dorbala S (2014). "How to image cardiac amyloidosis". Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 7 (3): 552–62. doi:10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001396. PMC 4118308. PMID 24847009.
  2. Case courtesy of Dr David Cuevas, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/61600">rID: 61600</a>
  3. Case courtesy of Dr Rebecca Dumont Walter, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/42915">rID: 42915</a>

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