Atrial myxoma demonstrated by cine gradient refocused echo magnetic resonance imaging.
A case of atrial myxoma presenting with syncope evaluated by echocardiography and MRI is described. Cine gradient-echo MRI demonstrated atrial myxoma as a very low signal intensity mass indicating the presence of haemosiderin.
Puvaneswary
M
M
Department of Medical Imaging, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
Edwards
J R
JR
Bastian
B C
BC
Bellamy
G R
GR
Khatri
S K
SK
D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging