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Knowledge of the normal mediastinal anatomy and its variants is indispensable for proper interpretation of chest radiology. Mediastinal masses may be found incidentally in asymptomatic individuals, but they can also be symptomatic, depending on their size and location. Cross-sectional imaging with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays an important role in the nonsurgical evaluation of mediastinal lesions.
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Bhalla, S., Cáceres, J. (2011). Plain-Film and CT Evaluation of the Adult Mediastinum and Hilum: Pitfalls vs. Disease. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Diseases of the Heart and Chest, Including Breast 2011–2014. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1938-6_3
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