Diagnosis of Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath Using Multiecho Gradient-Echo Sequence: the “Superblooming Artifact”

<div>GCTTS with high hemosiderin content. Coronal T1-weighted scan (a) shows a nodule at the base of the I finger. On axial T1 fat-sat image (b), an intense but slight inhomogeneous enhancement of the lesion can be seen. No blooming can be seen in these sequences.</div>

BioMed Research International

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Figure 1: Diagnosis of Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath Using Multiecho Gradient-Echo Sequence: the “Superblooming Artifact” 