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Fig. 8 | Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Fig. 8

From: Role of diffusion weighted MR-imaging in the evaluation of malignant mediastinal lesions

Fig. 8

Squamous cell carcinoma of lung origin (bronchogenic carcinoma: NSCLC): A 62-year-old female clinically presenting with cough, dyspnea and chest pain underwent MDCT of the chest that revealed an anterior mediastinal mass. a Axial T1 WI, b axial T2 WI and d axial STIR WI show a well-defined rather ovoid-shaped anterior mediastinal mass displaying intermediate T1 and relatively bright T2 and STIR signal intensities. Small areas of breaking down exhibiting low T1 and bright T2 and STIR signal intensities are noted. The lesion (sparing the small areas of breaking down) shows restricted diffusion by being bright on c DWI and dark on the e ADC map. ADCmean = 1.63 × 10−3 mm2/s and ADCmin = 1.47 × 10−3 mm2/s

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