Venkatakrishna Shyam Sunder,  Rigsby Devyn,  Amiruddin Raisa,  Schoeman Sean,  Jalloul Mohammad,  Andronikou Savvas

Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-032

Current guidelines for initial cross-sectional imaging in pediatric lymphomas involves CT (Computed Tomography) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, ensuring that the radiation dose is As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA). Whole-body MRI is favored over CT in this regard for diagnosing and staging the disease given its additional advantage of maximizing contrast resolution. Imaging characteristics of lymphoid tissue on MRI includes high T2 and STIR signal. Low and intermediate signal of lymphadenopathy on T2 and STIR is an unexpected finding noted anecdotally in nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma. These signal characteristics may be characteristic of histological subtype of the disease and may in future be used to avoid a biopsy diagnosis. In this study we aimed to review signal characteristics of lymphadenopathy in biopsy-confirmed nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Read More

Authors:  Venkatakrishna Shyam Sunder , Rigsby Devyn , Amiruddin Raisa , Schoeman Sean , Jalloul Mohammad , Andronikou Savvas

Keywords:  MRI, Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin Lymphoma