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Characterization of the Normal and Hyperplastic Thymus on Chemical-shift MR Imaging

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Specialties Oncology
Radiology
Date 2003 Apr 22
PMID 12704035
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Abstract

Objective: We designed our study to prospectively assess a potential role for chemical-shift MR imaging in identifying a thymus that has not been completely replaced by fat tissue.

Conclusion: The thymic tissue revealed homogeneous decrease in intensity on opposed-phase MR images relative to that seen on in-phase images in 15 healthy volunteers and two patients with hyperplastic thymus. Chemical-shift MR imaging may be useful in identifying normal thymic tissue and the hyperplastic thymus in early adulthood.

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