Special Computed Tomography Imaging Features of Thymic Cyst.
Journal
International journal of clinical practice
ISSN: 1742-1241
Titre abrégé: Int J Clin Pract
Pays: India
ID NLM: 9712381
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
25
05
2022
accepted:
19
09
2022
entrez:
28
10
2022
pubmed:
29
10
2022
medline:
1
11
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To explore the features and diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT) imaging in cases of thymic cysts. A total of 24 cases of the thymic cysts (confirmed by postoperative pathology) were retrospectively analyzed. The location, morphology, and density of the thymic cysts were summarized, and the changes in CT value of the region of interest (ROI) in the thymic cysts between noncontrast enhanced and enhanced chest scans were compared and classified. The average long-axis dimension was 17.50 ± 6.00 mm, the CT value range across the 24 cases was 5-81 HU, and the average CT value of the noncontrast enhanced scans was 39.75 ± 20.66 HU. The CT value in the noncontrast enhanced scan was >20 HU in 79% of the sample cases. The CT value in the ROI of the thymic cysts under enhanced scan showed a significant decrease in 15 cases, a significant increase in 5 cases, and an insignificant change in 4 cases. The CT values of the thymic cysts in the enhanced scans were generally lower than in the noncontrast enhanced scans, which might be a valuable finding for thymic cysts diagnosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36304976
doi: 10.1155/2022/6837774
pmc: PMC9578803
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
6837774Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Zhi-Liang He et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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