Imaging myocardial carcinoid with T2-STIR CMR.
We used T2-STIR (Short Tau Inversion Recovery) cardiovascular magnetic resonance to demonstrate carcinoid tumor metastases to the heart and liver in a 64-year-old woman with a biopsy-proven ileal carcinoid tumor who was referred because of an abnormal echocardiogram.
Schiavone
William A
WA
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK. waschiavone@geisinger.edu
Baker
Christopher
C
Prasad
Sanjay K
SK
D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA