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==Overview==
==Overview==
If you have been diagnosed with cancer using CT and MRI, the PET scan can be used to know if the tumor spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body.
[[PET scan]] may be used in the [[diagnosis]] of thymoma. A mass with high emission is characteristic of thymoma.<ref name="radio"> Image courtesy of Dr Hani Al Salam. [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] [http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymic-epithelial-tumours].[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC]</ref>
   
==Other Imaging Findings==
==Nuclear Medicine==
====PET Scan====
====PET Scan====
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Image:Th17.png| CT PET demonstrates a pathology confirmed thymoma


Image:Th18.png| CT PET demonstrates a pathology confirmed thymoma
* A mass with high emission is characteristic of thymoma<ref name="radio"> Image courtesy of  Dr Hani Al Salam. [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] [http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymic-epithelial-tumours].[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC]</ref>
 
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|[[File:Th18.png|x300px|thumb|[[Positron emission tomography|PET scan]] demonstrates a pathology confirmed to be thymoma.<ref name="radio"> Image courtesy of  Dr Hani Al Salam. [http://www.radiopaedia.org Radiopaedia] [http://radiopaedia.org/articles/thymic-epithelial-tumours].[http://radiopaedia.org/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC]</ref>]]
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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

PET scan may be used in the diagnosis of thymoma. A mass with high emission is characteristic of thymoma.[1]

Other Imaging Findings

PET Scan

  • A mass with high emission is characteristic of thymoma[1]
PET scan demonstrates a pathology confirmed to be thymoma.[1]
PET scan demonstrates a pathology confirmed to be thymoma.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Image courtesy of Dr Hani Al Salam. Radiopaedia [1].Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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