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Pictorial Review of Mediastinal Masses with an Emphasis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Jin Wang Park (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Won Gi Jeong (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Jong Eun, Lee (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Hyo-jae Lee (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • So Yeon Ki (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Byung Chan Lee (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Hyoung Ook Kim (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Seul Kee Kim (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Suk Hee Heo (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Hyo Soon Lim (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Sang Soo Shin (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Woong Yoon (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Yong Yeon Jeong (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital) ;
  • Yun-Hyeon Kim (Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2019.12.01
  • Accepted : 2020.05.09
  • Published : 2021.01.01
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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a crucial tool for evaluating mediastinal masses considering that several lesions that appear indeterminate on computed tomography and radiography can be differentiated on MRI. Using a three-compartment model to localize the mass and employing a basic knowledge of MRI, radiologists can easily diagnose mediastinal masses. Here, we review the use of MRI in evaluating mediastinal masses and present the images of various mediastinal masses categorized using the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group's three-compartment classification system. These masses include thymic hyperplasia, thymic cyst, pericardial cyst, thymoma, mediastinal hemangioma, lymphoma, mature teratoma, bronchogenic cyst, esophageal duplication cyst, mediastinal thyroid carcinoma originating from ectopic thyroid tissue, mediastinal liposarcoma, mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst, neurogenic tumor, meningocele, and plasmacytoma.

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