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 …

Background Multiple different types of mediastinal masses may be encountered on imaging
techniques in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients. The location and composition of these …

Abstract The ACR Incidental Findings Committee presents recommendations for managing
incidentally detected mediastinal and cardiovascular findings found on CT. The Chest …

Aging is a continuous process that induces many alterations in the cytoarchitecture of
different organs and systems both in humans and animals. Moreover, it is associated with …

Mediastinal masses are relatively uncommon, yet include a large variety of entities. Some
tumors can be diagnosed with confidence based on imaging alone; others when a typical …

Purpose To determine the non-therapeutic thymectomy rate in a recent six-year consecutive
thymectomy cohort, the etiology of these unnecessary thymectomies, and the differentiating …

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 …

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder often associated with thymic
abnormalities. At onset, thymic lymphoid hyperplasia (TLH) and thymoma can be found in up …

Thymic imaging is challenging because the imaging appearance of a variety of benign and
malignant thymic conditions are similar. CT is the most commonly used modality for …

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