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The thymus atrophies with age, but in times of stress can regrow to its original size or beyond, known as thymic rebound. PET/MR imaging can play a role in evaluating the thymus with simultaneous anatomical and metabolic information to indicate thymic rebound versus malignancy.
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Gupta, R. (2018). Benign Thymic Rebound Hyperplasia. In: PET/MR Imaging . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65106-4_29
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