Volume 26, Issue 129, November 2022

Validating CT characteristics of the thymus in healthy Indian adult population

Priyanka Mane¹, Avinash Dhok², Karishma Surpam^3♦, Varun Nimje⁴

¹MBBS, Junior Resident, Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Nkp Salve Institue of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Maharashtra, India
²M.D. (Radiodiagnosis), Professor and Head of Department, Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Nkp Salve Institue of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Maharashtra, India
³M.D. (Radio Diagnosis), Asst. Professor, Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Nkp Salve Institue of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Maharashtra, India
⁴MBBS, Junior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Nkp Salve Institue of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Maharashtra, India

^♦Corresponding author
M.D. (Radio Diagnosis), Asst. Professor, Department of Radio Diagnosis and Imaging, Nkp Salve Institue of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT

Aim: The research aimed to appraise the properties of healthy thymus in Indian adult population on computed tomography. Background: On cross sectional imaging assessments of the chest, the thymus is frequently spotted in a variety of appearances aging in a dynamic way. Although the structure and composition of the healthy thymus on CT varies from person to person, with absence of systematic documentation defining properties of the healthy thymus in the Indian adult population in the event of diseases, knowing the imaging properties of the normal thymus will aid precise radio graphic diagnosis. When in doubt, this will prevent unneeded imaging and action. Material & Methods: Review of Computed tomography of 154 adults aged 20–60 years was carried out. For 46 individuals with some solid tissue intact, the density, volume, form and preferred aspect of the thymus were measured and statistically analyzed based on the patient's age and gender. Results: The density and volume of the thymus diminished as the patient grew older. In our selection of sample group of individuals above the age of 54, there was absence of any solid element in thymus. The thymus in the proportion of patients had an arrowhead form with a midway location. However, there was a lot of variation in thymic form and boundary. The link between density and age of the patient was significantly substantial (p 0.0001). Conclusion: Strong association between age and thymic density was seen along with age and capacity. No relation was observed between volume and density with gender.

Keywords: Computed tomography, Indian population, thymus and mediastinum

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms501e2084

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i129/ms501e2084

Published: 29 November 2022