Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Copyright information:Taken from "Severe airway stenosis associated with Crohn's disease: Case report"BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2006;6():7-7.Published online 7 Apr 2006PMCID:PMC1464140.Copyright © 2006 Plataki et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. MRI_axial: (A) Axial T1-weighted Spin Echo (SE) MRI shows circumferential thickening of the trachea (white arrow) with intermediate signal intensity of the thickened mucosa/submucosa. (B) T2-weighted Turbo SE MRI at the same level. Note the pathological high signal intensity of the thickened mucosa/submucosa, which corresponds to mucosal inflammation. MRI_sag: (C) Sagittal T1-weighted SE MRI shows irregular narrowing of the airway (white arrow). (D) Sagittal T2-weighted Turbo SE MRI of the subglottic trachea shows thickening of the tracheal lumen with high signal intensity due to inflammation.