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ADC measurements were performed using hot-spot ROI (ADCHS-ROI) and histogram-based approach. ADC histogram parameters included mean ADC (ADCmean), median ADC (ADCmedian), 10 and 90 percentile of ADC (ADC10 and ADC90), kurtosis and skewness. One-way ANOVA, independent-sample t-test, and receiver operating characteristic were used for statistical analyses.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There were significant differences in ADCmean, ADCmedian, ADC10, ADC90 and ADCHS-ROI among low-risk thymoma (type A, AB, B1; n = 14), high-risk thymoma (type B2, B3; n = 9) and thymic carcinoma (type C, n = 14) groups (all p-values &amp;lt;0.05), while no significant difference in skewness (p = 0.181) and kurtosis (p = 0.088). ADC10 showed best differentiating ability (cut-off value, \u22640.689 \u00d7 10\u22123 mm2 s\u20131; AUC, 0.957; sensitivity, 95.65%; specificity, 92.86%) for discriminating low-risk thymoma from high-risk thymoma and thymic carcinoma. Advanced Masaoka stages (Stage III and IV; n = 24) tumours showed significant lower ADC parameters and higher kurtosis than early Masaoka stage (Stage I and II; n = 13) tumours (all p-values &amp;lt;0.05), while no significant difference on skewness (p = 0.063). ADC10 showed best differentiating ability (cut-off value, \u22640.689 \u00d7 10\u22123 mm2 s\u20131; AUC, 0.913; sensitivity, 91.30%; specificity, 85.71%) for discriminating advanced and early Masaoka stage epithelial tumours.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>ADC histogram analysis may assist in assessing the WHO pathological classification and Masaoka clinical stages of thymic epithelial tumours.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Advances in knowledge:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>1. ADC histogram analysis could help to assess WHO pathological classification of thymic epithelial tumours. 2. ADC histogram analysis could help to evaluate Masaoka clinical stages of thymic epithelial tumours. 3. 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