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The mean native T1 (T1mean), global native T1 (ADCtotal), relative minimum ADC (ADCmin), and global ADC (ADCtotal) values of the tumour were measured and compared for differences among low-risk thymoma (LRT), high-risk thymoma (HRT), and thymic carcinoma (TC). The differentiating efficacy was determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The native T1 values in thymoma or early stage were significantly higher than those in TC (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05\/3) or advanced stage of TETs (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.01). The ADC values in LRT or early stage were significantly higher than those in TC (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05\/3) or advanced stage of TETs (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). For differentiating the thymoma or HRT from TC, a combination of native T1 and ADC achieved the highest efficacy with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.891 and 0.851, respectively. For determining the TET stage, ADCmin achieved a relatively high diagnostic efficacy with an AUC of 0.933, and a combination of native T1 and ADC obtained an AUC of 0.876.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The combination of native T1 and ADC values could be helpful in clinical practice regarding evaluating TETs before treatment.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Advances in knowledge<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The combination of T1 mapping and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can improve diagnostic accuracy and help guide clinical practice in providing the best individual treatment for TET patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bjr\/tqaf060","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,14]],"date-time":"2025-03-14T19:31:06Z","timestamp":1741980666000},"page":"947-955","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Predicting the risk grades of thymic epithelial tumours using T1 mapping and diffusion-weighted MRI"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"98","author":[{"given":"Jiang-Tao","family":"Lan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology & Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Lab of Shaanxi Province, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University , Xi\u2019an, 710038 Shaanxi,","place":["P.R. 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