Cross-Sectional Imaging of Renal Masses: Image Interpretation Related Potential Pitfalls and Possible Solutions

After identifying and correcting pitfalls related to image acquisition, radiologists should focus their attention on the potential errors that can occur during image interpretation. Among them, the first and most important one is inappropriate characterization of a focus of normal renal tissue, congenital variant, or a benign infectious / inflammatory condition as a renal neoplasm on imaging studies.1 Secondly, identification of fat within a solid renal mass can create problems in distinguishing benign angiomyolipoma (AML) from malignant entities such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and liposarcoma.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research