Diagnosis of cardiac tumors in infants by magnetic resonance imaging

A Rare Intracardiac Mass: Cardiac Paraganglioma

“…[1][2][3][4][5] The use of ultrafast CT may be useful in assessing intracardiac masses, although MRI appears to be more so, because of its greater ability to resolve tumour size, shape, and surface characteristics, as demonstrated by its utility in differentiating neoplasms from thrombi. 8 …”

Cardiac tumour in a neonate with tuberous sclerosis: echocardiographic demonstration and magnetic resonance imaging

“…Tumour size, shape, and mobility in the ventricular cavities were evaluated more precisely with this real-time technique than MRI because of the thinner chest wall, smaller tumour size, and much higher heart rate. Cardiac tumours may interfere with normal conduction pathways that produce dysrhythmias [5] may obstruct blood flow or diminish compliance or contractility from replacement of the myocardium [2]. Pulsed Doppler echocardiography allows non-invasive evaluation of the blood flow in the heart and great vessels [11].…”

“…Electrocardiogram-gated MRI is a safe and non-invasive technique allowing visualization of intracardiac tumours [2,6,7]. Boxer et al [2] described cardiac tumours in four infants aged 3-12 months.…”

“…Electrocardiogram-gated MRI is a safe and non-invasive technique allowing visualization of intracardiac tumours [2,6,7]. Boxer et al [2] described cardiac tumours in four infants aged 3-12 months. Go et al [6] compared the advantage of gated cardiac MRI with twodimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis and characterization of intracardiac tumours in adult patients, and concluded that the tumour size, shape, and surface characteristics were better delineated by MRI.…”

Neoplasms Involving the Heart, Their Simulators, and Adverse Consequences of Their Therapy

“…MRI appears to be of greater value than CT in delineating cardiac tumors (20). It may be able to depict the size, shape, and surface characteristics of the tumor more clearly than CT.…”