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. 2018 Oct;10(10):5673–5684. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.09.125

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.