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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amr Marawan, M.D. [3]

Overview

On thoracic MRI, thymoma is characterized by increased heterogeneous signal on T2WI.

MRI is usually performed in patients with suspected vascular invasion in which iodine contrast cannot be tolerated.

- Isotense to skeletal muscle on T1WI
- Increased heterogeneous signal intensity on T2WI
- Fluid characteristics of cysts with high water content

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Image courtesy of Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopaedia [1].Creative Commons BY-SA-NC