The value of computed tomography in myasthenia gravis
Journal Article
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· AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
In a 5 year study, 19 patients with myasthenia gravis were studied by computed tomography (CT) and underwent thymectomy. CT was accurate in detecting the nine true thymic masses but could not differentiate thymomas from nonthymomatous masses, including thymic cysts. No thymoma was found in a patient under 25 years of age. In one case, the 18 sec scanner could not differentiate a large gland from a thymoma. In eight cases, glands with histologic thymic hyperplasia and histologically normal thymus appeared to be similar and could not be differentiated by CT.
- Research Organization:
- Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN
- OSTI ID:
- 5346453
- Journal Information:
- AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 140:1, Issue 1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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