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Phase | Tl-weighted imaging | T2-weighted imaging | Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted imaging | Histopathologic findings |
Reproduced with permission from Oyama Y, Nakamura K, Matsuoka T, et al. Radiofrequency ablated lesion in the normal porcine lung: long-term follow-up with MRI and pathology. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 2005, 28(3): 346-353. | ||||
Acute | ||||
Inner zone | Isointensity | Hypointensity | Non-enhancement | Eosinophilic-staining tissue with pyknotic nuclei |
Outer zone | Isointensity | Hyperintensity | Ring-like enhancement | Neutrophilic infiltration, congestion, alveolar fluid collections |
Subacute | ||||
Inner zone | Hyperintensity | Hypointensity | Non-enhancement | Coagulative necrosis |
Outer zone | Isointensity | Hyperintensity | Ring-like enhancement | Granulation with inflammatory infiltration |
Chronic | ||||
Inner zone | Hyperintensity | Heterogeneous intensity | Non-enhancement | Coagulative necrosis |
Outer zone | Isointensity or hyperintensity | Hyperintensity | Ring-like enhancement | Thickened fibrous tissue with inflammatory cells |