CT and MRI of pericardial and cardiac neoplastic disease.
This article reviews the pathological classification of cardiac and pericardial neoplasms, the incidence of the various tumor types, and the role of CT and MRI, including their major differences and clinical impact on patient management.
van Beek
Edwin J R
EJ
Department of Radiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1077, USA. edwin-vanbeek@uiowa.edu
Stolpen
Alan H
AH
Khanna
Geetika
G
Thompson
Brad H
BH
D000328:Adult; D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000556:secondary; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods