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

<div>GCTTS with low hemosiderin content. AxialTSE T2 (a) and contrast-enhanced TSE T1 fat-sat (b) images through the palmar region of the hand show a nodular lesion involving the flexor tendons of the III finger. The lesion shows an intermediate signal on T2 weighted and an intense contrast-enhancement on postcontrast image. Both readers agreed on the absence of blooming artifact on both these images.</div>

BioMed Research International

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Figure 3: Diagnosis of Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath Using Multiecho Gradient-Echo Sequence: the “Superblooming Artifact” 