Division of the mediastinum into specific compartments is beneficial for a number of reasons,
including generation of a focused differential diagnosis for mediastinal masses identified on …

Imaging is integral in the management of patients with thymoma and thymic carcinoma. At
initial diagnosis and staging, imaging provides the clinical extent of local invasion as well as …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a crucial tool for evaluating mediastinal
masses considering that several lesions that appear indeterminate on computed …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of
nodular lesions in the anterior mediastinum that had been found incidentally on screening …

Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) potentially offers
several advantages over positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), for …

Background Isoattenuating and hyperattenuating thymic cysts at CT are often misinterpreted
as lymphadenopathy or thymic epithelial neoplasms. Purpose To evaluate the longitudinal …

The mediastinum contains vital vascular and nonvascular structures and organs, and a wide
variety of abnormalities may arise from this region of the thorax. Although mediastinal …

Chest radiographs and CT scans have been the cornerstone of pulmonary imaging given
their advantages of being rapid and easily available techniques. However, a significant …

Mediastinal masses can present with symptoms, signs, and syndromes or incidentally.
Selecting the appropriate diagnostic imaging study for mediastinal mass evaluation requires …

Radiologists in any practice setting should be prepared to use thoracic magnetic resonance
(MR) imaging for noncardiac and nonangiographic applications. This begins with …