MRI and CT revealing carcinoid heart disease.
Carcinoid heart disease is a frequent complication of the carcinoid syndrome, usually presenting as right-sided valvular heart disease. Although the diagnosis is most often made with cardiac ultrasound, MRI and CT are valuable techniques for diagnosing carcinoid heart disease.
Mollet
Nico R
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Department of Radiology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Herestraat 49, 3000 , Leuven, Belgium.
Dymarkowski
Steven
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Bogaert
Jan
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D000368:Aged; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D003287:Contrast Media