Lan et al. report the use of ferumoxytol-enhanced contrast MRI in the diagnosis of venous thoracic outlet syndrome in a male adolescent. In this patient who presented with right upper extremity thrombosis, a ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI of the chest was able to show both chronic subclavian vein thromboses and dynamic occlusion of the subclavian veins with arm abduction consistent with Paget-Schroetter syndrome 1)


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Lan C, Madani MH, Pawar A, Nardo L, Ghasemiesfe A. Ferumoxytol-enhanced MR venography for diagnosis of venous thoracic outlet syndrome. Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Apr 29;18(7):2378-2380. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.03.052. PMID: 37179805; PMCID: PMC10172624.
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