Related Experiment Videos
MR imaging of posterior mediastinal thymus
1Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
|May 1, 1988
Summary
Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosed posterior mediastinal thymus extension by identifying continuous thymic tissue with characteristic signal intensities and location. This imaging technique confirmed the thymus
Area of Science:
- Radiology
- Medical Imaging
- Thoracic Surgery
Background:
- The thymus, typically located in the anterior mediastinum, can exceptionally extend posteriorly.
- Diagnosing posterior mediastinal masses requires precise imaging to differentiate thymic tissue from other pathologies.