title: Symposium on Nonpulmonary Aspects in Chest Radiology. The thymus.
abstract: In this article, the normal radiographic patterns, normal variants, and biologic behavior of the thymus are reviewed. The imaging of thymic pathology is also described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004062:DiGeorge Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013952:Thymus Hyperplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed