Table 3. Characteristics of mediastinal enlarged lymph nodes on T2W images in the GTB and GLC.
Signal features on T2W | Benign MLN in the GTB (%) | Metastatic MLN in the GLC (%) |
---|---|---|
Hypointensity/isointensity | 15 (42.8) | 0 |
Slight hyperintensity | 5 (14.3) | 16 (80.0) |
Bullseye sign | 8 (28.6) | 0 |
Rim-like | 4 (5.7) | 0 |
Heterogeneous intensity | 3 (8.6) | 4 (20.0) |
T2W, T2-weighted; GTB, tuberculosis group; GLC, lung cancer group; MLN, mediastinal lymph nodes.