title: [CT diagnosis of myasthenia gravis].
abstract: This paper reported 21 cases of myasthenia gravis. All investigated by laboratory tests, conventional chest X-ray study and CT scan, and documented by surgery and pathology. There were 9 cases of thymoma, 2 thymic cyst, 8 normal thymus, 1 atrophic thymus and 1 thymic hyperplasia. In this series, the diagnostic accuracy rate of CT scan was over 90%. Of course, CT is a highly efficient technique for evaluation of abnormalities of thymus, but high resolution CT scanner and the ability of correct interpretation of CT image are even more important.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed