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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

The Value of CT and MRI for Determining Thymoma in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis.

Phung Anh Tuan, Mai Van Vien, Hoang Van Dong, David Sibell, Bui Van Giang

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Article in Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Phung Anh Tuan1 103 Hospital, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Mai Van Vien1 103 Hospital, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hoang Van Dong2 National Cancer Hospital, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam.
David Sibell3 Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Bui Van Giang2 National Cancer Hospital, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam.
National Hospital of Pediatrics · VNOregon Health & Science University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for differentiating thymoma from nonthymoma abnormalities in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). A cross-sectional study of 53 patients with MG, who had undergone surgical thymectomy, was conducted at 103 Hospital (Hanoi, Vietnam) and Cho Ray Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) during August 2014 and January 2017. The CT and MRI images of patients with MG were qualitatively and quantitatively (radiodensity and chemical shift ratio [CSR]) analyzed to determine and compare their ability to distinguish thymoma from nonthymoma abnormalities. Logistic regression was used to identify the association between imaging parameters (eg, CSR) and the thymoma status. The receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis was used to determine the differentiating ability of CSR and radiodensity. As results, of the 53 patients with MG, 33 were with thymoma and 20 were with nonthymoma abnormalities. At qualitative assessment, MRI had significantly higher accuracy than did CT in differentiating thymoma from nonthymoma abnormalities (94.3% vs 83%). At quantitative assessment, both the radiodensity and CSR were significantly higher for thymoma compared with nonthymoma groups (

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AdultCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMyasthenia GravisROC CurveThymectomyThymomaThymus GlandThymus NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultCSRCTMRImyasthenia gravisthymoma

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