Myasthenia gravis (MG): imaging tests
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Myasthenia gravis (MG): imaging tests. Thymomas, Thymic hyperplasia, Extra-thymic lung tumours. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Computerised tomography (CT) chest: abnormalities
- Thymomas
- Thymic hyperplasia
- Extra-thymic lung tumours
- It may also show a normal or atrophic thymus
Computerised tomography (CT) chest: indications for repeating if initially negative
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Other chest imaging modalities
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain
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