Thymic lesions and myasthenia gravis: Diagnosis based on mediastinal imaging and pathological findings

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 380-384

  Pirronti, Tommaso ^a   Rinaldi, P ^a   Batocchi, A P ^a   Evoli, A ^a   Di Schino, C ^a   Marano, P ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

CT; Mediastinum; Myasthenia gravis, MR

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYMOMA; THYMUS; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036628573     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2002.430407.x     Document Type: Article

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