Differentiating thymoma, thymic carcinoma and lymphoma based on collagen fibre patterns with T2- and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

The amount and distribution of intratumoural collagen fibre vary among different thymic tumours, which can be clearly detected with T2- and diffusion-weighted MR images. To explore the incidences of collagen fibre patterns (CFPs) among thymomas, thymic carcinomas and lymphomas on imaging, and to evaluate the efficacy and reproducibility of CFPs in differential diagnosis of thymic tumours.Three hundred and ninety-eight patients with...