The utility of cardiac CT beyond the assessment of suspected coronary artery disease

Kakouros, Nikolaos; Giles, John; Crundwell, Neil; McWilliams, ET

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2011.11.011

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“…Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is a commonly used second-line diagnostic modality to assess cardiac masses (12,13). In addition, incidental findings of cardiac masses are becoming more common as CT is increasingly used to evaluate C ardiac tumors-benign and malignant-are rare, with an estimated prevalence of only 0.002%-0.3% at autopsy (1,2).…”

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MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors and Masses: A Review of Methods and Clinical Applications

Motwani

Kidambi²,

Herzog³

et al. 2013

Radiology

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Cardiac masses are usually first detected at echocardiography. In their further evaluation, cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become a highly valuable technique. MR imaging offers incremental value owing to its larger field of view, superior tissue contrast, versatility in image planes, and unique ability to enable discrimination of different tissue characteristics, such as water and fat content, which give rise to particular signal patterns with T1- and T2-weighted techniques. With contrast material-enhanced MR imaging, additional tissue properties such as vascularity and fibrosis can be demonstrated. MR imaging can therefore contribute to the diagnosis of a cardiac mass as well as be used to detail its relationship to other cardiac and extracardiac structures. These assessments are important to plan therapy, such as surgical intervention. In addition, serial MR studies can be used to monitor tumor regression after surgery or chemotherapy. Primary cardiac tumors are very rare; metastases and pseudotumors (eg, thrombus) are much more common. This article provides an overview of cardiac masses and reviews the optimal MR imaging techniques for their assessment.

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MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors and Masses: A Review of Methods and Clinical Applications

Motwani

Kidambi²,

Herzog³

et al. 2013

Radiology

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“…5 Unfortunately, CTA assessment of coronary stenoses tends toward overestimation, as only a proportion of lesions with CTA-identified severe stenosis are found to be ischaemia causing. 6 Widespread application of CTA may encourage unnecessary ICA.…”

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The diagnostic performance of CT-derived fractional flow reserve for evaluation of myocardial ischaemia confirmed by invasive fractional flow reserve: a meta-analysis

Tang

Peng

et al. 2015

Clinical Radiology

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“…Where echocardiography alone has not been sufficient to fully assess a mass, or where CMR is not available or is contraindicated, CCT is a commonly used second-line diagnostic modality [28,29]. In addition, incidental findings of cardiac masses are becoming more common as CCT is increasingly used to evaluate coronary artery disease [30,31].…”

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Cardiac tumours

Greenwood

Motwani

Crean³

2015

Advanced Cardiac Imaging

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The utility of cardiac CT beyond the assessment of suspected coronary artery disease

Cited by 10 publications

References 70 publications

MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors and Masses: A Review of Methods and Clinical Applications

MR Imaging of Cardiac Tumors and Masses: A Review of Methods and Clinical Applications

The diagnostic performance of CT-derived fractional flow reserve for evaluation of myocardial ischaemia confirmed by invasive fractional flow reserve: a meta-analysis

Cardiac tumours

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