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CT Imaging of the Mediastinum

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Mediastinal lesions include various diseases such as tumors, congenital disorder, inflammatory diseases, and vascular disorders. Statistically, most mediastinal masses in adults (>60 %) comprise lymphsadenopathy, thymomas, benign cysts, and neurogenic tumors, while teratoma and granulomatous disease and other rare pathologies represent 30 % of the mediastinal tumors. Vascular disorders in the mediastinum such as aortic aneurysm comprise the remaining 10 %. A good diagnostic strategy combines classification of the mass by location, tissue density, and a probabilistic approach. This chapter discusses both common and rare diseases with specific regard to radiologic findings in the mediastinum.

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Lee, C.H., Dinkel, J. (2016). CT Imaging of the Mediastinum. In: Schoepf, U., Meinel, F. (eds) Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30355-0_12

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