Can MRI chemical shift imaging replace thymic biopsy in myasthenia gravis patients?

Abstract Background Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular junction autoimmune condition characterized by muscle weakness. Many people with myasthenia gravis have thymic abnormalities, such as thymic lymphoid hyperplasia and thymic tumors, therefore, the thymus plays a significant role in the disease....

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Main Authors: Takeya Ahmed Taymour, Enas Samy Soliman, Enas Hamed Al-Sayyad, Sally Fouad Tadros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-02-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-022-00717-z