FIG 1. This 68-year-old woman with a benign, left, thyroidal multinodular goiter demonstrates the normal MR imaging appearance of the adjacent esophagus.

A, Axial T1-weighted image (500/16 [TR/TE]) shows an intact fat plane (arrow) between the esophagus and the mass. The thyroid mass is adjacent to the esophagus, and the esophageal lumen is collapsed.

B, Axial T2-weighted image (3500/84) shows normal hypointense signal of the wall musculature of the esophagus (arrow).

C, Axial enhanced 3D FMPSPGR image (220/27; flip angle, 90^o) shows mild enhancement of the mucosal lining of the esophageal wall (arrow).