Thymus in myasthenia gravis: Comparison of CT and pathologic findings and clinical outcome after thymectomy

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 471-474

  Nicolaou, Savvas ^a   Müller, Nestor L ^a   Li, David K B ^a   Oger, Joel J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thymus, CT; Thymus, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029910925     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888243     Document Type: Article

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